Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended a state agency's involvement with a $10 million donation to a charity founded by his wife as a "cherry on top" deal using funds from a settlement between the agency and the state's largest Medicaid contractor.
President Trump answered nearly 100 questions from the press during his first three Cabinet meetings this year -- nearly 20 times the number answered by President Biden in the same setting during four years in office, according to data compiled by The Washington Times.
President Trump said Senate Democrats are threatening national security and demonstrating "hostility" as they hold up quick confirmation of his ambassador nominees.
Uncle Sam collected an extra $1 billion in customs duties last month, according to new Treasury Department data that shows President Trump is starting to affect the government's finances.
Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints.
President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination following revelations that she criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Tennessee schools would be allowed to turn away or charge students tuition if their families cannot prove their legal residency under a proposal that advanced Thursday out of the GOP-dominated Senate.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced on Thursday that she would be seeking reelection in the House in Minnesota, ending speculation over whether she would mount a Senate run for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s (D-Minn.) seat. “At a time when our rights are under attack, it is more important than ever to fight back against the...