President Trump moved to crack down on noncitizen voting in federal elections with a new executive order Tuesday requiring people who register to vote using a federal form to provide proof of citizenship.
PITTSBURGH — Just over 40 years ago, the steel industry that dominated the Pittsburgh skyline and economy vanished. The industry that had employed 90,000 people in western Pennsylvania shuttered, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of people moved away. The city’s unemployment rate hit a whopping 17%. But since President Donald Trump has been […]
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) suggested Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared top secret information in a Signal group chat with national security officials to alleviate “personal inadequacies.” “What in the hell are you guys doing? And why are you doing that on a commercial chat platform? Makes absolutely no sense. And it's, in fact, extraordinarily...
A government watchdog group is suing national security leaders for their use of Signal to discuss military actions, saying the move violated the Federal Records Act (FRA). The suit from American Oversight, which routinely files public records requests, said the move obstructs their ability to access government documents. The Atlantic revealed Monday that national security...
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that would dramatically overhaul how federal elections are run, a move that follows years of exaggerated claims from Trump about mail ballots and noncitizen voting. Trump signed an order that directs states to require proof of citizenship when individuals register to vote. The order, which drew immediate...
Top Republican lawmakers emerged from a meeting at the Treasury Department on Tuesday saying the House and Senate are moving closer together on key aspects of how to unlock President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda, including whether to include a debt ceiling increase and how quickly they can move. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and...
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) hammered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for using a Signal group chat to communicate about strikes on the Houthi rebel group in Yemen. “This put American lives at risk. This cheapens the work that our men and women on the front lines of our armed services and our intelligence agencies do...
The furor over a headline-making group chat consumed Washington for a second day on Tuesday. President Trump spoke to reporters from the White House about the matter, and it was also the focus of a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill. The central issue is the revelation that many of the most senior members of the...
The Senate confirmed Michael Kratsios to head the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) with bipartisan support. Kratsios, who was Trump’s chief technology officer during his first White House term, was approved Tuesday by the upper chamber in a 74-25 vote. Kratsios will play a crucial role in molding the administration’s artificial...