The new chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is committed to uncovering the truth behind a mystery that has befuddled the U.S. intelligence community since 2016. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) is an Army veteran who recently replaced Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as chairman of the intelligence committee. He will now lead House […]
President Donald Trump just signed an executive order banning federal telework, while Republicans in Congress have turned federal telework into a political target, claiming it wastes taxpayer dollars, undermines productivity, and leaves government office buildings vacant. A Jan. 15 House oversight committee hearing, accompanied by a 41-page report ominously titled “The Lights Are On, But Everyone Is at Home,” argued that telework arrangements […]
A few days before November’s presidential election, Ann Selzer, then considered the gold standard of polling in politics, released a highly anticipated poll for the Des Moines Register on where the presidential race stood in Iowa. While the poll came from a state not expected to have a decisive role in the outcome of the […]
Voters sent a clear message to Washington in November: They’re tired of bloated federal bureaucracies that have lost sight of their mission. They want new leaders in Washington focused on American greatness and serving the people who put them there. For America’s veterans, President Donald Trump’s second administration couldn’t come quickly enough. For the last […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump Monday. In one of a flurry of Inauguration Day executive orders, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” from both the IRA and...
Former President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, against the urgings of former FBI Director Christopher Wray. In a private letter obtained by The Hill, Wray described Peltier as “a remorseless killer” and argued that “any relief from his...
The Trevor Project, a leading LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organization, said calls and text messages to its crisis intervention hotline had risen by a third on President Trump’s Inauguration Day, an increase the group described as “significant” and concerning. The Trevor Project’s crisis services, including phone calls, text messages and online chats, saw a 33...
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and “were truly violent” shouldn’t have gotten pardons. “Do you agree with President Trump's decision to pardon these violent people and releasing them from jail?” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked Burchett on “CNN Newsroom.” “If they were truly violent,...
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday afternoon, following a flurry of actions since he was inaugurated for a second time on Monday. On Tuesday, Trump's administration directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employees be placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening. Trump's Wednesday executive order signing is expected...