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Pennsylvania row officers to be sworn in, marking first time Republicans hold all three offices

Pennsylvania's three statewide row officers will be sworn in to new four-terms on Tuesday, joining Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in Harrisburg and marking the first time that the state's voters elected Republicans to fill all three offices at the same time.

Elon Musk faces criticism after appearing to make two Nazi-style salutes at Trump event

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk is facing sharp criticism after he appeared to make two Nazi-style salutes Monday at an inauguration event.

Trump suspends U.S. foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews

President Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

How Trump can permanently fix the student loan program

Even before he took office, President Donald Trump was already securing major policy wins. Trump’s election induced the Biden administration to withdraw two pending regulations that would have canceled over $250 billion in federal student loans, without congressional approval. Biden officials judged that they did not have enough time to finalize the loan cancellation plans […]

Trump was right — bluntness not betrayal

It may seem euphemistic to describe President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address as “uncompromising.” It will have struck many as merely crude and characteristically unpleasant. Hard-hitting, it certainly was. Trump portrayed the past four years as marked by “horrible betrayal,” “vicious weaponization,” and a “corrupt establishment.” But it is simplistic to think the moment at […]

Live updates: Stefanik faces Senate questions as Trump administration takes shape

President Trump is expected to attend an inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral, meet with Republican leaders, and continue to work on executive and congressional actions on Day Two of his second administration.

At inauguration, Donald Trump’s agenda comes to light

The agenda Trump laid out today is a relatively popular one, and Democrats would be wise to find a way to work with the president to enact much of it. 

WHO defends global health, security role after Trump withdrawal

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it "regrets" President Trump's move to withdraw from the global health authority, saying it hopes the U.S. will reconsider the decision. President Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his second term announcing his intent to withdraw from the WHO, citing what he referred...

Senate committee advances nomination for Trump Treasury pick

The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 on Tuesday morning to advance the nomination of Scott Bessent, President Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) bucked party lines to join Republicans in backing the nomination. But the vote did not come without last-minute opposition from Democrats. Senate Finance Chairman Ron...

Jon Stewart on tech moguls at Trump inauguration: ‘Are we just open-source Illuminati now?’

Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday criticized the appearance of tech moguls at President Trump’s inauguration. “Yes, taking the place of seats normally reserved for Democratic or Republican governors, sat Zuck, Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon, Tic Tac guy, Google guy, the six guys who control maybe 20 percent of the world's wealth and 100 percent of...

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