Elon Musk continues criticism of Republican "big, beautiful bill" on X, calling it "insane spending" that increases debt ceiling by $5 trillion and threatening to form a new political party.
Demonstrators arrested at U.S. Capitol while protesting Republican tax bill, carrying coffins representing potential Medicaid and SNAP benefit losses across multiple states.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is proposing a carveout for his Russia sanctions bill to exempt countries that help Ukraine’s defense, protecting them from a 500 percent tariff on countries trading with Russia. The carveout could help insulate countries in Europe that still import Russian gas and have provided military support for Ukraine, as well as...
President Trump on Wednesday doubled down on calls to scrap the nation’s debt ceiling, pressing for bipartisan action to abolish it and finding common ground with Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.). “I am very pleased to announce that, after all of these years, I agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren on SOMETHING. The Debt Limit should...
A newly launched crypto wallet linked to President Trump's meme coin is stirring confusion after the president's sons said they were not involved in the project. Magic Eden, a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, announced Tuesday it is partnering with the team behind the $TRUMP meme coin to launch a crypto wallet. This allows users to store...
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Wednesday that she is opposed to a Trump White House proposal that would claw back money Congress has already appropriated for global health programs, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “I do not support the rescission for PEPFAR and global health programs,” Collins told...
Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. CBO's latest report estimates that 10.9 million people would be uninsured over the next decade if the spending package, which includes much...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that President Trump is “not delighted” with Elon Musk’s shift to oppose the megabill of the president’s tax cut and spending priorities, saying that the billionaire tech mogul had reversed positions by trashing the legislation. “He’s not delighted that Elon did a 180 on that,” Johnson said Wednesday....
A Texas woman has died after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba while using tap water to clear out her sinuses at an RV campground, according to a recent report.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is warning that the House-passed budget reconciliation bill will cause energy prices to increase by 10 percent because it will “kill” clean energy programs around the country, increasing the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels. “Donald Trump and Republicans seem ready to kill clean energy in its tracks and raise...
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who worked for two Democratic presidents and had one of the most public-facing roles in the Biden administration, is urging Americans to "embrace life as independents." Jean-Pierre shares her message with readers in a forthcoming book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,"...
