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Watch live: House panel convenes hearing on USAID amid DOGE overhaul

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Thursday morning looking into what GOP leadership has called the "betrayal" of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The panel comes as President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, has set its sights on overhauling the federal agency amid its...

Hamas says it will release hostages as planned

Palestinian militant group Hamas assured Thursday that it will release three Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip this weekend as planned, after accusing Israeli of violating the frail ceasefire agreement and threatening a delay. "We are not interested in the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. We are keen to implement it and for...

‘More female and less white’: Missouri AG accuses Starbucks of violating anti-discrimination laws

The lawsuit alleges that initiatives designed to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion ultimately amount to unlawful discrimination.

An American sovereign wealth fund is risky, but not crazy

We can make sense of the sovereign wealth fund if we adopt a fundamentally different perspective on the role of American finance in the world economy.

Senate Democrats rail against RFK Jr. in late-night session ahead of vote

Democrats torched Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Senate floor Wednesday night before his confirmation vote.

Trump budget bill hits the rocks with GOP rebels, tax hawks ahead of key vote

House Republicans are giving a lukewarm reception to a new 45-page resolution meant to act as a framework for a massive bill to enact President Donald Trump's agenda.

‘No betrayal’ in Trump move toward Ukraine war negotiations, Hegseth says

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s move toward negotiations with Russia to end the war with Ukraine was “no betrayal."

DOGE subcommittee holds first hearing slamming $36T national debt, as House Republicans declare ‘war on waste’

House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-S.C., waged "war on waste" during first hearing.

DOGE boasts dozens of contract cancellations on Wednesday, totaling over $150M in savings

DOGE canceled at least 58 government contracts across various federal agencies on Wednesday, totaling more than $150 million in savings for the American taxpayer.

Into the ring: Trump education chief pick McMahon to testify on cutting ‘red tape’ amid DOGE sweeps

President Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday.

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