President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday putting into motion plans for a "grand celebration" to honor the nation's 250th birthday next year, including the revival of his proposed "Garden of American Heroes" and potentially other events such as a Great American State Fair and games for high school athletes.
Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter.
President Trump said Wednesday that Social Security and Medicaid will not be affected by his proposed freeze on federal grants and loans, accusing the media of purposely distorting the facts of the planned funding pause.
Former Sen. Robert Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Wednesday after the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat traded on his political clout in exchange for gold bars, cash and a luxury car.
President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence is expected to face sharp questioning from Senate Democrats -- and Republicans -- on her past positions supporting foreign adversaries and damaging intelligence disclosures during a nomination hearing set for Thursday.
QUICK TURNAROUND: TRUMP SHORT-CIRCUITS FUNDING CONTROVERSY. The flap over the Trump White House’s temporary freeze on some discretionary federal funding was the first controversy of the second Trump administration that reminded observers of the early days of the first Trump administration. The new White House issued a wide-ranging directive without fully detailing what it would and […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday praised President Trump’s administration and said he looks forward to “redefining” the relationship the tech giant has with governments. “This is also going to be a big year for redefining our relationship with governments,” Zuckerberg said on a Meta earnings call on Wednesday. “We now have a US administration...
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