Brooke Rollins was confirmed to be secretary of the Department of Agriculture on Thursday, as President Donald Trump continues to rack up wins in his new Cabinet.
FIRST ON FOX: Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith calls for an overhaul of the IRS, demanding it be de-weaponized, and telling Fox News Digital that “business as usual at the IRS is unacceptable."
Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development are asking a federal judge on Thursday to keep blocking an effort by President Donald Trump's administration meant to pull all but a fraction of worldwide staffers off the job.
For the umpteenth time of this presidency (not to mention his entire career as commander in chief), Donald Trump has beckoned the Federal Reserve to slash the federal funds rate, evidently out of fear that current monetary policy will obstruct his imminent imposition of widespread tariffs. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, who has publicly lamented his […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) sued the Trump administration Thursday, saying the federal government is still suspending grants to his state despite court orders in two existing cases. The lawsuit indicates that, as of Thursday, Pennsylvania agencies still have over $1.2 billion in grant funding suspended and another $900 million in grants that are marked...
Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing to be President Trump's Education secretary was interrupted several times so far by protesters in the audience, calling for protections for trans students and students with disabilities, among other interjections. A person familiar with the situation said the interruptions were from those affiliated with the National Education Association, the largest teacher’s...
Hardline conservatives and House GOP leadership struck an agreement on the conference’s budget resolution shortly before a key vote on Thursday, putting the measure on a path to advance out of committee if it holds. According to House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.), the agreement — which still has to be approved by the...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said during an interview that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) final vote against Tulsi Gabbard, the newly sworn-in director of national intelligence, indicates that President Trump’s “cult” can be “broken.” “Mitch McConnell breaking yesterday with his Republican colleagues telling the truth to power, indicates that maybe the Trump cult, the intimidation and...
Embattled nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received the Senate's support Thursday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, capping a twisting journey to become the nation's next secretary. Kennedy's controversial stances on vaccines and public health policies drew steady criticism from Democrats, as well as some Republicans. In the end, only Sen. Mitch...
Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly 100,000 employees that run 13 agencies. The 52-48 confirmation vote brings to a close a contentious three-month confirmation fight that served as...