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What DOGE can learn from the states 

President Donald Trump’s call to reduce bureaucratic bloat through the Department of Government Efficiency and his recent executive order to dissolve the Department of Education and return power to the states resonate deeply with millions of people tired of rampant waste in Washington. As the states capitalize on this magic moment to defend the taxpayer, […]

Trump’s big move: It wasn’t bungling. It wasn’t 4D chess. It was being flexible enough to get what he wanted

TRUMP’S BIG MOVE: IT WASN’T BUNGLING. IT WASN’T 4D CHESS. IT WAS BEING FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO GET WHAT HE WANTED. As a week of intense tariff mania ends and a new period of negotiations begins, President Donald Trump has 1) started a trade war with China, imposing a 125% tariff on all imports from that […]

Get rid of FEMA? That would be a disaster

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is facing potential cuts and elimination due to Trump administration officials' efforts to reduce the federal government's role in responding to disasters.

China restricting Hollywood film imports in retaliation for Trump tariff escalation

China is hitting Hollywood amid President Trump's escalating trade war, saying it plans on cutting back on the number of American movie titles it allows into the country. "We will follow market rules, respect the audience's choices, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported," the China Film Administration, which regulates the film and...

House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble

House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senate’s framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, getting the blueprint over the finish line after a last-minute scramble to win over conservatives who had spent days railing against the measure. The largely party line 216-214 vote marks a big win for Speaker...

Democratic senators question possible insider trading on Trump tariff pause

Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) are demanding that the Office of Government Ethics investigate what they say are potential conflicts of interest of White House and executive branch officials who may have made financial transactions with insider knowledge of President Trump’s 90-day pause on steep tariffs. The Democratic senators want the White...

Republicans question Ivy League schools over potential price fixing collusion

Republicans sent letters to eight Ivy League institutions over concerns of collusion to raise tuition prices.   The letter was sent by House and Senate Republicans to Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. The Republicans are concerned about alleged collusion and potential...

Generals owe their loyalty to the rule of law, not to Trump

A politicized military committed to supporting the president, no matter what, poses an existential threat to democracy. 

Trump’s ‘hand was forced’ on tariffs pause: Farah Griffin

Former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin said President Trump was “forced” to introduce a 90-day pause on tariffs due to crippling market shares.  “Donald Trump said as much on the South Lawn, that he was looking at the bond markets collapsing and that was what forced his hand into this reversal,” Farah Griffin, who...

Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Land Management withdraws from consideration

Kathleen Sgamma, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has withdrawn her name from consideration for the role. Sgamma's decision was announced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, during what was supposed to be her confirmation hearing Thursday. “I was informed by the...

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