Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) signaled he's to open to overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President Trump as the agency has faced increased criticism over its recent handling of disaster response efforts. “On the basic premise that emergencies are best handled at the local level, state level, because they know the community is...
Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Defense Department under the Trump administration Saturday morning after weeks of turmoil over allegations of sexual misconduct and an alleged past drinking problem. The event comes after Vice President Vance offered a tie-breaking vote Friday, giving Hegseth the votes needed to secure nomination. President Trump offered his...
President Trump's pardon of those involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has sparked controversy, with judges imposing conditions on commuted defendants and some questioning the court's authority to regulate exercise of First Amendment rights.
President Trump on Friday ousted several inspectors general within government agencies overnight, shaking up federal oversight just days after returning to the White House, an official confirmed to NewsNation. Trump fired around 17 watchdogs at various agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Veterans...
President Trump is back in Las Vegas this weekend, to say thank you to Nevada voters for his November election victory in the key battleground state and to give details on his push to exempt tips from federal taxes.
In his first week in office, President Donald Trump has enshrined only two genders, male and female, in federal policy through one of his slew of executive actions.