Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said late Wednesday that he considers Elon Musk’s statements that he’s a “creep” and a “jerk” a "badge of honor." “Well, that’s a badge of honor if he thinks I am,” Walz said on MSNBC about the tech billionaire's insults, made in response to the former Democratic vice presidential nominee's...
Former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), President Trump's choice for ambassador to China, will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday morning. Perdue, who served as a senator from 2015 to 2021, was a member of both the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees. He ran for governor of Georgia in 2021 and was endorsed by Trump....
Scott Kupor, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Kupor, a managing director at a venture capital firm, was tapped for the role in December. His confirmation hearing comes as the Trump administration faces mounting criticism over mass...
A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused an order that blocked the Trump administration from effectively dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). A panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the administration's emergency request for an administrative stay, noting the government's representation that...
President Donald Trump gave a "prognosis" for the U.S. after reciprocal tariffs, making a medical metaphor in saying "the patient lived, and is healing."
The Trump administration is slashing $15 million worth of DEI grants in the Institute of Museum and Library Services as part of its overall DOGE efforts.