Greenland Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede again pushed back on President Trump's proposal that the U.S. acquire the Arctic island, claiming in a post early Wednesday that "Greenland is ours." Egede denounced Trump's claims during his joint address to Congress that the U.S. would take over the territory owned by Denmark "one way to another,"...
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) opened up about the moment he was escorted out of the House chamber Tuesday evening, saying he protested at President Trump’s joint address to Congress because “he needs to save Medicaid.” Speaking with reporters in the Capitol after being removed from Trump's speech, Green said he was protesting the president’s sweeping...
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In today’s issue: President Trump used a sweeping 100-minute address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday to rally Americans behind his tariff-and-tax-cuts plan for the economy while blaming former President Biden for inflated egg prices, a surge of illegal migrants and escalating deficits. Forty-three days into his second term, Trump delivered his own report...
President Trump’s plan for a strategic crypto reserve has stirred mixed feelings within the cryptocurrency industry. The digital assets space has largely welcomed Trump’s mission to boost the industry, which faced heavy regulatory scrutiny under the Biden administration. But his recent announcement to form a cryptocurrency reserve with assets other than bitcoin — the most...
President Trump’s freeze on U.S. aid going to Ukraine threatens to create severe problems for Kyiv in its war against Russia, leaving the country more vulnerable to aerial attacks on population centers and key infrastructure. Experts predict the pause could be felt within a matter of weeks, depending on its scope. “In terms of...
Firings, buyouts and restructuring across the federal government are hitting the Department of Justice (DOJ), even as it seeks to defend the Trump administration’s actions amid a flurry of lawsuits. DOJ lawyer Josh Gardner said during a hearing last week that DOJ’s Federal Programs Branch has been “cut in half” since November, even as it...
Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., invited Meade County Sheriff Pat West as his guest to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is calling on Democrats to organize in GOP-heavy districts to push back against the Trump agenda and what she claims will be drastic cuts to Medicaid.