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Now Elon tells us: It’s up to Congress, not DOGE, to slash runaway spending

At first Elon Musk breezily promised that DOGE would cut federal spending by $1 trillion or more. But lately he's been singing a different...

Trump replaces his nominee for surgeon general

President Trump announced that Dr. Casey Means will be nominated as the next surgeon general, and pulled the nominee whom he had previously announced for the post amid scrutiny of her credentials.

Judge rules Trump can’t use Pentagon to get around deportation restrictions

A federal judge told the Trump administration Wednesday that it cannot evade his new rules on carrying out deportations by having them done by the Defense Department rather than Homeland Security.

Republicans put California’s EV mandate on the chopping block

Senate Republicans say they are going to get rid of California's electric vehicle mandate that threatens to drive up car prices, even if it means blowing up the chamber's rules.

GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College president for not discussing discipline for antisemitism

The president of Haverford College was berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism Wednesday, with some suggesting the school should lose federal funding because of her refusal to discuss student discipline in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests.

Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws

The Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise adopted new city flags this week showing support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of their states' Republican-controlled Legislatures, which have banned traditional rainbow pride flags at schools and government buildings.

Three college presidents take their lumps at House antisemitism hearing

College presidents were back on the hot seat as House Republicans expanded their investigations into campus antisemitism with three more universities: DePaul, Haverford and California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.

Trump administration will provide programming from conservative network OAN for Voice of America

The Trump administration, which has fought to dismantle or hollow out government-run outlets that provide news to other countries, has agreed to use the conservative media network OAN's feed on Voice of America and other services.

White House withdraws nomination of a former Fox News contributor for U.S. surgeon general

The White House is withdrawing the nomination of a former Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. surgeon general, marking at least the second health-related pick from President Donald Trump to be pulled from Senate consideration.

Fetterman’s real sickness for the Left? Israel-itis

BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania — Sen. John Fetterman‘s (D-PA) mental acuity was just fine to Democrats. But then he stood up for Israel. Now, you would think he is former President Joe Biden 2.0 from the way his anonymous staffers are moaning. But he is not. Just over a month ago, I sat down with Fetterman, his […]

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