After Senate Democrats used the maximum 30 hours of debate, Russell Vought is set for a Senate floor vote Thursday night that would confirm him to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Democrats have stalled on several of President Donald Trump’s appointments, but they have been especially opposed to Vought. In Vought’s confirmation hearing […]
President Donald Trump has repudiated efforts by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to row back his foolish comments on Gaza. At a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump said he wanted to see Palestinians “permanently” relocated out of Gaza and the United States […]
President Trump on Thursday issued an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its pursuit of war crimes cases against Israel’s leader and its former defense minister. In the order, Trump accused the ICC of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions” against Israel and the U.S. “Neither country has ever recognized the ICC's...
Users who search for abortion information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website are now directed to try searching for the word adoption. The change comes less than a week after over a dozen federal agency websites — including the CDC — went offline. Some of the CDC’s webpages have since...
The Elon Musk deputy who accessed sensitive Treasury Department payment systems has resigned after social media posts of his came to light that espoused racist beliefs. Twenty-five-year-old Marko Elez, who worked for a number of companies run by Elon Musk and was part of the billionaire’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force engaged in...
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited the White House on Thursday to discuss Meta's role in helping the Trump administration with America's international tech leadership, the company confirmed. "Mark Zuckerberg was at the White House today to discuss how Meta can help the administration defend and advance American tech leadership abroad," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone wrote...
The NCAA announced Thursday it would no longer allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports and would limit participation to those assigned female at birth. The policy change, approved by the NCAA board of governors, comes one day after President Trump signed an executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s...