The House will not vote this week on resolutions related to impeaching President Trump, lending a victory to Democratic leaders who have been cold to the idea. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) has introduced seven articles of impeachment, and this week he launched the process of forcing his resolution to the House floor for a vote....
Harvard President Alan Garber has decided to take a 25 percent pay cut as the university faces multiple financial hits in its battle with the Trump administration. A spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Garber will take the voluntary pay cut for the next financial year from July 2025 to June 2026. His financial package was...
The Trump administration is seeking to reassign other employees to “critically understaffed” offices in the National Weather Service (NWS), according to an internal document. The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS. The service...
{beacon} THE FIGHT OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S immigration policies is growing in intensity, with emotions running hot on both sides of the aisle. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused three Democratic lawmakers of committing “felonies” during a scuffle with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at a detention facility in New Jersey last week. Newark...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee burned the midnight oil. The panel — which has jurisdiction over one of the largest parts of the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” — held an around-the-clock markup this week, kicking off the action at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and continuing through the night before finally wrapping up at roughly 4:30 p.m....
Ukraine’s supporters in Europe and Washington expect a summit Thursday in Turkey, proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, to fall apart and convince President Trump that Moscow is an untrustworthy partner. Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul. Late Wednesday, the Kremlin announced its delegation for Turkey, but it did not appear...
The Senate has approved President Trump’s picks for the No. 2 positions at the Energy and Interior departments. Tuesday evening, the Senate voted 52-44 to approve James Danly to be the deputy Energy secretary. Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine), who typically caucuses with Democrats, joined Republicans in voting in favor of the nomination. And on...
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from canceling the American Bar Association’s (ABA) federal grants. The professional group filed a lawsuit alleging officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) struck funding for services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in retaliation for joining a separate lawsuit against the Trump administration. Deputy...
United States Capitol Police (USCP) confirmed Tuesday afternoon that one of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's was arrested while protesting Senate testimony by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.