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DOGE says nearly 300K government credit cards have been canceled or limited

As part of its efforts to downsize the federal government, the Department of Government Efficiency has been pruning or limiting the travel and purchase credit cards used by various agencies.

Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador, tries to distance from past Palestinian rhetoric

Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, attempted to distance himself Tuesday from his past controversial statements about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people, pledging on Capitol Hill to "carry out the president's priorities, not mine."

Replacing Trump portrait in Colorado’s Capitol could take time after one he disliked was removed

Filling an empty space on the wall of presidential portraits in the Colorado Capitol with a new painting of President Trump could take time after one he disliked was removed and put into storage.

Speaker Johnson calls proxy voting ‘unconstitutional’ amid bipartisan push to force rule change

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that proxy voting is unconstitutional, despite a bipartisan push in the House to allow lawmakers who are new parents to vote while absent from Congress.

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocks wheelchair-bound Greg Abbott as ‘Gov. Hot Wheels’

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state's governor during a weekend appearance, referring to the wheelchair-bound Greg Abbott as "Gov. Hot Wheels" while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles.

Dr. Oz nears Senate confirmation to lead Medicaid, Medicare after committee vote

A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced Dr. Mehmet Oz as President Trump's pick to oversee Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs.

Trump signs executive orders to protect government payments

President Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to better protect the money that the government is spending by using electronic payments over checks and centralizing payments in the U.S. Treasury.

Self-professed ‘DOGE person’ Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Social Security Administration faced questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing about efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to close field offices and cut back on phone service at the beleaguered agency.

Democrats spending large amounts in long-shot Florida races

Florida will hold a pair of special elections on April 1 to replace the vacancies left by former Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz. Both elections are in traditionally Republican districts, as Waltz won his seat by 33 points and Gaetz won his by 32 points. In spite of Gaetz’s large margin of victory, he […]

Signal gets closer look amid uproar over Trump officials’ group chat

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Signal thrown into spotlight amid group chat breach Top Trump national security officials' use of messaging app Signal is raising new questions about the platform and how the administration is transmitting sensitive government info. © Kiichiro Sato, Associated Press Cybersecurity experts said they were surprised to learn conversations containing...

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