President Trump on Thursday said he “sometimes” listens to the recommendations of far-right activist Laura Loomer, even as he denied she was responsible for the ouster of multiple national security aides. Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One, where he was asked about Loomer one day after meeting with her in the Oval Office. At that...
A Democratic group focused on down-ballot races said Thursday that it hauled over $600,000 in the first quarter of 2025. In a Thursday press release, the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS) said that the first quarter gains, beyond double the group’s first quarter funds raised in 2023, shows “substantial growth in grassroots support...
President Trump said Thursday he supports the effort to allow for proxy voting for new parents in Congress, while the standoff between House GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) hardens over the issue. “I don’t know why it’s controversial,” Trump said. "I’m gonna let the Speaker make the decision, but I like the...
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg hinted at possible contempt proceedings as he grilled a government lawyer Thursday about whether the Trump administration violated his court order by failing to turn around planes carrying migrants to a Salvadoran prison. Boasberg made no decisions following a court hearing even as he otherwise pushed the administration to...
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health departments. Judge Mary McElroy of the federal district court in Rhode Island granted a 14-day restraining order to a group of 23 states and the...
The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), making him the head of Medicaid at a time where its funding is at risk of being severely cut. The Senate voted 53-45 along party lines to confirm Oz. The heart-surgeon-turned-celebrity-physician faced intense questioning by Democrats in the...
House Democrats led by Rep. Brad Schneider (Ill.) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on mass layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in a Wednesday letter requesting the Trump administration’s plan for slated reductions and their potential impact on taxpayer services. “The Administration has already fired 7,400 probationary employees — or seven percent of all...
The stock market cratered Thursday as fears of global economic slowdown driven by President Trump's new tariffs spurred Wall Street's worst day of losses since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,679 points Thursday, closing with a loss of 4 percent. The S&P 500 index plunged 4.8...
Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the full Senate Thursday afternoon to be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services following a lengthy nomination process.