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What DOGE’s failure says about Trump’s second term

The Department of Government Efficiency no longer exists as a distinct bureaucratic entity, but its spirit will live on in every federal agency as long as President Donald Trump is in office. That is not a direct quote from Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, but it captures the essence of what amounted to […]

Noem gave final approval to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador despite judge’s orders

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to deport Venezuelan gang suspects to El Salvador in March despite a judge's order instructing the government to recall the airplanes, the Justice Department revealed Tuesday.

Michael Goodwin: Trump needs to hit the reset button if the GOP wants to win the 2026 midterms

As far as President Trump is concerned, T.S. Eliot got it all wrong.

Trump: More Obamacare subsidies ‘may be necessary to get something else done’

President Trump late Tuesday disputed reports that he wants to temporarily extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies for two years, but left the door open to compromising on extension to get a deal that eventually replaces them.

GOP senators defend Kelly amid ‘illegal orders’ video probe

Republican Sens. John Curtis (Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) backed fellow Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), amid a Pentagon probe into “serious allegations of misconduct” against the senator after he and five other Democratic lawmakers told service members to disobey illegal orders from the Trump administration. Curtis said Tuesday afternoon on the social platform X that...

House Dems Rack Up Criminal Indictments, Complicating Midterm Focus on Trump Corruption

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted on corruption charges this week, joining two of her colleagues.

Manufacturing and Blue-Collar Employment Are Down

More than 50,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the ‘liberation day’ tariffs were announced.

Trump’s Crusade for Lower Interest Rates Is Costing Him

The Federal Reserve has given up on taming inflation, just as Trump demanded — and he’s paying for it politically.

Democratic congresswoman accused of bilking COVID money calls charges a ‘sham’

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Florida Democrat charged with bilking the government of $5 million in disaster assistance then using it to get elected to Congress, said Thursday that the charges are "baseless" and a "sham."

Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers

The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants.

Rep. Crockett defends herself after saying Republicans landed money from Epstein

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she wasn't trying to "mislead people" when she said Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and other Republicans received campaign donations from Jeffrey Epstein.

Nevada lawmakers narrowly reject plan to lure movie projects to Vegas

That's a wrap on a pitch to bring more movie productions to Nevada.

CDC changes website to say potential vaccine-autism link is being studied

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once ruled out a link between vaccines and autism has been revamped to say studies "have not ruled out" the possibility of a connection.

Who was in attendance –and who wasn’t — at Dick Cheney’s funeral

The scene at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday boasted bipartisanship amid remembrance at the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney. In attendance were pews full of former presidents and vice presidents - but neither of the men occupying those offices today.

For Republicans, Harris’ book tour is the gift that keeps on giving

Some of the loudest cheerleaders for former Vice President Kamala Harris' "107 Days" book tour aren't Democrats at all.

Wisconsin clerks refer 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in 2024 presidential election

Wisconsin election clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election, a report released this week showed, representing a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast.

Unearthed FEC records expose vulnerable Dem senator’s hypocrisy on taking cash from billionaires

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., claims he is fighting against billionaires influence politics, but he has accepted close to $500k in campaign donations from them and other political committees.

Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony

Freed Israeli hostages met Trump at the White House, thanking him for his role in their release and sharing stories of survival and resilience.

Decades after their feud, Cornel West sees poetic justice for Larry Summers

Larry Summers once drove Cornel West out of Harvard in a very public fight. Now, Summers is back in the spotlight, and West can’t...

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