President Trump and his economic team are experimenting with a hodgepodge of messaging tactics to sell his tariff policy as it struggles to appease concerns over rising prices. Trump this week began likening himself to a shopkeeper. Meanwhile, his Treasury secretary said young girls would be better off than their parents if they had fewer...
The decision by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to forego a bid for the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee has quickly sparked a series of behind-the-scenes maneuvers to replace Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the current ranking member, whenever the seat opens up. The jockeying sets the stage for what could potentially be an...
President Trump has since taking office leaned heavily on executive actions, the impacts of which are likely to be felt for years to come and will be harder to reverse for future administrations than those implemented by past presidents. Within the first 100 days alone, Trump has already nearly surpassed the total number of orders...
When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new requirement for placebo testing on all new vaccines last week, the agency suggested the move would help protect consumers. But medical experts and vaccine makers say wide application of the rule would be an unnecessary drain on time and money, while raising ethical...
A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the U.S., mediated by Oman, has secured a tentative end to attacks on American ships in the Red Sea, but details are slim on the concessions made by both sides. Still, the ceasefire allows the Trump administration to claim victory in clearing the pathway for commercial shipping. Attacks...
Republicans are looking to regroup on President Trump's agenda, which one GOP lawmaker says is becoming a "trainwreck." Senate Republicans met at the Library of Congress Wednesday to plot a path forward on the stalled budget reconciliation bill, amid growing tensions between conservatives, who want to make deep cuts to government spending, and moderates, who...
Proposed reductions in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are the latest flash point for Republicans as they work through sticking points on the “big beautiful bill” of President Trump’s legislative priorities. SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, are currently funded entirely by the federal government, while costs of administering it...
House Republicans are falling further apart in negotiations on a reconciliation package that represents President Trump’s first-year legislative agenda, with just weeks to go before their self-imposed deadline. GOP lawmakers on Wednesday sent conflicting signals on how to cut Medicaid, indicating they were no closer to a deal on one of the biggest points in...
President Donald Trump’s executive order strengthening restrictions on gain-of-function research is a sensible step in his administration’s crusade for sanity. Signed Monday evening, the order seeks to clamp down on the risky research that modifies pathogens or toxins to enhance their ability to cause disease or spread more easily, which most authorities believe caused the […]