President Trump insisted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and close Trump adviser Elon Musk have a "great relationship" following an explosive report that the two clashed during a contentious Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The secretary of state and tech billionaire reportedly got into a heated argument about workforce cuts, with Musk telling Rubio that...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has hampered immigration enforcement efforts, multiple outlets reported. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered in an internal directive, first reported by Bloomberg Government last month, that every...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s push for nuclear deal talks between the two nations, arguing the initiative is only a gateway for Washington to impose new demands and limit Tehran’s military capabilities. “Some coercive governments insist on negotiations. Such negotiations aren’t aimed at solving issues. Their aim is to exert their...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is asking Congress to investigate the Trump administration's plans for “imminent mass layoffs” of as many as 200,000 employees hired within the last two years ago. The letter comes as departments across government have been asked to assemble a list of employees still on prohibition after being hired. The...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Friday reintroduced legislation to establish a Cabinet-level "Department of Peacebuilding," with the goal of cultivating a culture of peace at home and abroad. The bill is inspired by former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who proposed a similar bill in 2001, as did former Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) in 2005 and...
President Trump is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday in the second visit by a foreign leader to the White House this week. Trump will host a joint press conference with Ishiba, who took office in October and told reporters before departing for Washington that his goal was to forge a “personal relationship”...
President Trump on Friday asserted that Gaza will be given to the U.S. by Israel, expanding on his plan for an American takeover of the war-torn region that he suggests involves the permanent relocation of Palestinians. The controversial proposal stands to upend decades of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. When asked of the...
President Trump on Friday gave a vote of confidence in tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s work on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying that his billionaire ally is doing a “very good job.” “Elon is doing a great job. He’s finding tremendous fraud and corruption and waste. You see it with the USAID [U.S. Agency...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is investigating the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, commonly referred to as TOPGUN, after pilots and instructors reportedly underwent physical and mental harm. Three F-18 Super Hornet pilots died by suicide following symptoms of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that...
All live bird markets in New York City and several neighboring counties were ordered to be closed on Friday after inspectors found seven cases of bird flu. New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) issued the closure order for live bird markets in New York City, Westchester, Suffolk and Nassau Counties. Westchester County includes New...
Vice President Vance on Friday argued that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who resigned after social media posts of his came to light that espoused racist beliefs should be hired back. Vance, in speaking out about the issue, said that social media posts shouldn’t be the reason he is fired, calling the 25-year-old...
Consumer expectations for inflation popped to their highest levels in more than a year, threatening to become unanchored on the heels of strong economic performance in recent months. Inflation expectations for the year ahead increased to 4.3 percent in February from 3.3 percent in January, according to the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey released...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) on a new podcase is accusing his own party of being “toxic,” while suggesting it may be unable to win over white male voters. The senator in an appearance on the Somebody’s Gotta Win podcast said Democrats have talked down to voters, and they are seeing that boomerang on them. “I...
Tom Homan, President Trump's “border czar,” is seething after an immigration raid in a suburb of Denver was allegedly leaked, allowing targets in the Venezuela-linked Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang to escape. “This isn’t a game. We know that TDA is dangerous,” Homan said Thursday in a statement to reporters outside the White House. “Everybody...
