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Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name

The Trump administration pressed ahead Monday with rebranded plans to make it easier to fire certain federal workers. In a memorandum to all federal...

Spending showdown: Republicans will need to corral votes – but they haven’t asked, yet

One of Washington's biggest untold stories right now is Congress' inaction on a "topline" spending number for the rest of the fiscal year – a possible sign of an impending time crunch.

Health experts prep Dem lawmakers on anti-vaccine arguments ahead of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearings

Public health experts answered questions from Democratic Senators about whether vaccines cause autism, whether manufacturers should be immune from liability for vaccine injuries, whether vaccines are adequately studied, and more, during a round table discussion about anti-vaccine "misinformation" ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings.

‘One bill, two bills, I don’t care’: Trump promises to get large reconciliation bill passed either way

Trump said Congress would figure out whether his large policy overhaul will fit into one bill or two bills — an issue splitting Republicans in the House and Senate.

Trump’s transportation secretary nominee advances to final Senate vote

The Senate passed a cloture vote on whether to hold a final confirmation vote for Sean Duffy, Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation.

Blackburn, Lujan re-introduce bill to protect Americans’ network devices from U.S. adversaries

Two senators re-introduced bipartisan legislation Monday intended to protect Americans' communications networks from technology controlled by foreign adversaries.

Hundreds of U.S. visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat over deportation flights

A dispute over deportation flights from the United States to Colombia entered its second day on Monday, with the U.S. backing down on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Colombian goods after the South American nation agreed to accept flights of deported migrants from the U.S.

New Trump orders on transgender troops, COVID and more expected on Hegseth’s first day

President Donald Trump was expected to sign a flurry of executive orders focused on the military Monday, including to reinstate troops booted for refusing COVID-19 vaccines, assess transgender forces and further outline rollbacks in diversity programs, just as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began his first day on the job.

Education Department purges DEI programs after Trump orders

The Department of Education has purged decades worth of "harmful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives" to comply with recent executive orders from President Trump.

Yes, Catholic bishops have a major interest in expanded immigration

In one of a number of memorable moments during a masterful interview with CBS’s Face the Nation, Vice President JD Vance, a convert to Catholicism, offered a rather poignant criticism of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops over immigration policy. “I think the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has, frankly, not been a good […]

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