President Trump has chosen Dr. Phil McGraw to join the Religious Liberty Commission. McGraw joined Trump on Thursday for a celebration in the White House’s Rose Garden in honor of the commission’s creation and the National Day of Prayer. McGraw briefly spoke during the ceremony after being introduced by Trump. He’s been a supporter of...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is delaying a key vote on its portion of the package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities amid continued disagreements over potential cuts to Medicaid. The panel had initially been planning to hold a markup — where the group debates legislation and votes on advancing it — on May 7, a...
The number of reported sexual assaults in the military dropped almost 4 percent last year, the second year in a row such criminal activity dipped in the ranks, according to a Pentagon report released Thursday. From fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024, there were 8,195 reported sexual assaults involving service members, compared with 8,515 the year prior and 8,942 in...
A group of House conservatives is calling for significant “structural reforms” of Medicaid as part of the Republican reconciliation legislation, illustrating the seemingly intractable differences across GOP factions. In a “Dear Colleague” letter led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and signed by 19 others, the lawmakers said the GOP conference must pursue “meaningful reforms” in...
President Trump is slated to deliver a commencement address Thursday evening at the University of Alabama. His speech comes as Trump has been in a battle with higher education institutions over their policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, on-campus protests, alleged inaction on antisemitism and other areas. The White House has threatened funding at top schools...
The Trump Department of Homeland Security is slamming Reuters for what it is calling “sob story" reporting about illegal gang members after the outlet reported on suspected Tren de Aragua members forming an “S-O-S" sign at a Texas detention center.