Back in 1969, television personality Fred Rogers famously convinced a group of skeptical senators to continue funding public television to the tune of $20 million. “Well, I’m supposed to be a pretty tough guy,” ranking Sen. John Pastore from Rhode Island told Mr. Rogers near the end of the testimony, “and this is the first time […]
Senate Republicans on Monday grew increasingly nervous after President Trump's comments over the weekend that some of his tariffs could be permanent and that things would be “OK” even if the U.S. experienced a short-term recession. Republicans have been on edge for weeks as the Trump administration’s hemming and hawing on tariffs have created instability...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday that he is skeptical of cutting a trade deal with the Canadian government, calling it a “socialist regime.” “Can we make a deal with Canada?” Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow asked on his show "Kudlow." “I think it’s really complex,” Lutnick responded. “I mean, this is really complex, because...
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Democratic AGs sue Trump to stop HHS ‘dismantling’ A coalition of 20 attorneys general is suing the Trump administration over what it claims to be the “dismantling” of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the U.S. military to be cut by at least 20 percent, according to a new memo released Monday. In the order, dated May 5, Hegseth also directed senior Pentagon leadership to slash the number of general officers in the National Guard by...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday proposed an alternative to a $1,000 offer from the Trump administration to migrants if they “self-deport” via an app. “Why don’t we make them pay a $5k fine, go through a background check and give them a work visa for a few years, renewable with good behavior,” Gallego said...