Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse of her personal views and any signs of daylight between herself and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While Monarez...
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It’s crunch time for negotiations over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. After a high-stakes meeting with Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday, House Republicans in the SALT Caucus and a key GOP senator reported “progress” but no deal, leaving one of the thorniest issues in the party’s tax and spending bill...
As the dust settles on Iranian sites hit by U.S. bombs and missiles over the weekend, there's growing tension over how much the military operation set back Tehran's nuclear program. The Trump administration is blasting assessments from U.S. intelligence agencies about the damage inflicted by strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, while apparently endorsing an...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that former Vice President Harris would be president if she had used the same campaign playbook as Zohran Mamdani in his apparent win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. “Look, he ran a brilliant campaign. And it wasn’t just him. What he understood and understands — campaign’s...
The Trump Department of Homeland Security is pushing back against an “absolutely false" media report about a pregnant immigrant who was allegedly denied prenatal care while she was detained by ICE.
Kari Lake told Congress the U.S. Global Media Agency is “rotten to the core" and said it would be shut down by 2026 under President Donald Trump’s executive order.
House Oversight probe into Biden's cognitive decline faces obstruction as Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden's former advisor, declines to appear despite Trump waiving executive privilege.
Zohran Mamdani's victory has led critics to question whether his patchwork of odd jobs after college and limited public service will be enough experience to run New York City.