Congressional leaders on Sunday released the text of the national defense and security package, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The budget for the Department of Defense is $8 billion more than the $892.6 billion in President Trump’s budget request for the department. The NDAA does not appropriate funds but rather sets the policy for...
President Trump will host the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, becoming the first president to host the event. Since returning to office, the president has seized control of the performing arts center, named for former President Kennedy. In February, he terminated the tenures of multiple board members and installed himself as the Kennedy...
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins brushed off President Trump’s pointed criticism on Saturday after he called her “stupid and nasty” for purportedly asking about his plans for the White House ballroom. Collins took a screenshot of Trump’s Truth Social message, which he posted Saturday morning, and responded in an Instagram story later that day, disputing the president’s...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that there were long-standing “alarms” regarding the fraud schemes in her home state. “There was always those alarms, and we will continue to understand where things might have gone wrong as these investigations continue, and as these fraudsters are prosecuted and sent to jail,” Omar told host Margaret Brennan...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon pushed back on allegations that Trump Media Group was “debanked” by Chase, saying his company abides by government subpoenas but does not target individuals or entities because of their political leanings. In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” host Maria Bartiromo asked the chief executive about claims from...
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Sunday that President Trump’s assertions about hepatitis B transmission are "simply not true." Trump said earlier this week that the disease is "mostly" transmitted sexually or via dirty needles. "That's the problem. That's simply not true," Gottlieb told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s "Face...
The fierce fight over health care costs hits a crucial juncture this week, with a series of major developments that could make or break the future of enhanced ObamaCare subsidies. For months, GOP leaders have been squeezed between centrist Republicans clamoring to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, which expire at year’s end,...
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is an “incredible young lady who has withstood a lot” after attacks on her and other Somali people by President Trump. “And so, when you looked at the Somalians out in Minnesota, Ilhan [Omar], she is one incredible young lady who has withstood a...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot and combat veteran, said the military operation that killed 11 alleged drug traffickers, including two initial survivors, in the Caribbean in early September was “essentially murder.” In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Duckworth pushed back on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that there will be no restrictions on how children can use “Trump accounts.” “So, in essence, it is a trust fund. It is a piece of the American economy for every child, and they will be able to take it out when they’re 18, or they can convert it...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a previously fervent supporter of President Trump, said that her fellow Republicans made fun of the president behind his back. “I watched many of my colleagues go from making fun of him, making fun of how he talks — making fun of me, constantly, for supporting him — to, when...
China is attempting to weaken the US by eroding trust in the Federal Reserve, which could lead to a collapse of the global economy and a shift in power to Beijing.
