GOP senators look to Blanche for signals on DOJ fund’s fate
“I think his statements are going to be very definitive,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
“I think his statements are going to be very definitive,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he told President Trump his proposed “anti-weaponization” settlement fund made it difficult for Republicans to push critical legislation through Congress, and that he believed the fund was now “off the table.” “I told him that it
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will testify before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Tuesday afternoon on oversight of the Justice Department. The hearing comes as the Trump administration has faced heavy scrutiny over its $1.776 billion compensation fund, which
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a "voluntary framework" for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before they're released "to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical
At least four Republican senators are not feeling Bill Pulte, President Trump’s pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as acting director of national intelligence. “I see no evidence of any qualifications for that job,” GOP Senator John Cornyn, who recently lost his reelection campaign
Dr. Mehmet Oz sidestepped questions on Tuesday about President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, the homebuilder and director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to serve as acting head of the nation’s intelligence services, saying he trusted the president's
If you weren't paying attention to Sen. Jon Ossoff before, chances are you've seen him in your social media feed lately.
An appeals court threw out a lawsuit brought by 22 young people that challenged President Trump’s executive orders setting federal energy policy, ruling on Tuesday that federal judges have no power to grant their request. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit panel
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Monday said he plans to force a House vote on his bill to block the Trump administration’s so-called anti-weaponization fund, despite the Department of Justice’s decision to back down from the proposal for now. The nearly $1.8 billion fund,
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra on Monday morning shared a post from President Trump about Canada being the “51st State,” reupping his acquisition push for the U.S.’s northern neighbor. Hoekstra posted a screenshot of a Monday Trump Truth Social post in which the
The United Kingdom's interior ministry is prohibiting two progressive commentators, Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, from visiting the country to participate in an ideas festival. This is abject censorship and ought to be condemned as such.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz appear at a standstill.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz on Tuesday sidestepped questions at the White House press briefing about why President Trump has had so many doctor visits during his second term, saying Trump’s most recent trip was standard. Oz said he
Tax filing season has already come and gone, but some taxpayers may still be awaiting their federal refund. That could soon change.
Amazon was sued Monday by a Virginia man over allegations that facial recognition software in the company’s Ring doorbell cameras collected and stored images of his face without his consent. The plaintiff Charles Sigwalt filed the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, claiming
The vibecession is back , or never really went away , or is now a “ permacession .” Or so we’re told. But here’s a novel thought: What if it’s not just vibes? For years, economists and commentators have been trying to explain why American consumer sentiment and confidence in
Former Trump adviser David Urban on Monday called the Department of Justice's (DOJ) $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund a "loser of an idea." The administration recently scrapped the fund, which was designed to compensate those who claim they were wrongfully investigated
Let’s acknowledge this up front: It’s good to see that Senate Republicans have—for the time being, anyway—forced Donald Trump to back off plans for a $1.8 billion slush fund for allies and insurrectionists. Trump suspended the idea after Republicans made it clear that they
President Trump on Tuesday denied reports that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end the war have broken down. The president called reports that the two sides broke off contact recently “false and erroneous” on Truth Social. “The conversations between us have been
Republican senators are expressing bewilderment at President Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as the acting director of national intelligence, with some calling him “unqualified” because of his lack of national security
The speaker said the Trump administration is also abandoning efforts to secure ballroom money in the pending party-line immigration bill.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request as GOP lawmakers eye a reconciliation bill to fund DHS. Senate Republicans hit a roadblock on advancing the
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that he did not think recently high gas prices amid the Iran war will have an impact on November's midterms. “I don't think national security decisions should be done based on short-term political considerations," He told CNBC's "Squawk
A divorce trial between Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and his estranged wife will no longer proceed after a state district judge canceled the public proceedings on Tuesday. Collins County judge Lindsey Wynne canceled the trial following a tumultuous few months
Jill Biden says that had he stayed in the 2024 White House race, then-President Biden would've defeated President Trump. "I believe he would have beat Donald Trump in that election," the former first lady said of her husband during a Tuesday interview on MS Now's "Morning Joe."
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are pushing to subpoena acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, noting that former Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly cited the involvement of both of them in decisionmaking about the Epstein
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is expressing concern about the future of late-night TV after CBS canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a move that fueled speculation about political pressure on outspoken hosts in the Trump era. In a profile published Monday by Vulture,
The nearly 10-month presence of National Guard troops in Washington has not helped reduce violent crime in the nation’s capital, according to a new study from the Niskanen Center, a Washington policy think tank. While the guard’s presence in Washington helped drive down some
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) announced it is planning a second dinner this summer after the annual event was canceled following an assassination attempt against President Trump, who was in attendance at the initial event in April. Weijia Jiang, CBS News's
Plus: MAGA ‘slush fund’ plans fizzle, clearing GOP holdup {beacon} It’s Tuesday. I can’t believe how close my informal Diet Coke vs. Coke Zero poll is. It’s literally tied! I guess The Wall Street Journal is right about its reporting. Oh, and who else is excited about
Seven blue states have sued in an effort to block a Trump administration deal to pay a French company to invest in fossil fuels in exchange for the cancellation of its rights to build offshore wind farms. New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California has signed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on the Ukraine Support Act, which would impose tougher sanctions on Russia, authorize up to $8 billion in Foreign Military Financing loans for Ukraine, and reaffirm U.S. support for both
Los Angeles County election officials on Sunday warned against election interference after several mail-in ballots were burned and a voting center was vandalized, two days before voters cast their ballots in the California primary. A staffer with the Los Angeles County
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has chosen a former Navy intelligence officer as his running mate in his bid for governor of Minnesota. Lindell, during a Monday appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room show, announced retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Phillip Parish as his lieutenant governor
Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a major meltdown Tuesday after he was called out for America’s disastrous dealmaking with Iran. Speaking during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator Cory Booker pressed Rubio over allowing Iran to get rich off the flailing
Even the Trump administration doesn’t trust Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to handle public health policy. State Secretary Marco Rubio hung the health secretary out to dry Tuesday, revealing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he was planning to take the reins on vaccine
Lawmakers who claim to champion women refused to support a bill that would have created the American Women's History Museum, which would have honored the biological women who achieved extraordinary things despite the obstacles they faced.
On the Friday before Memorial Day, on the eve of a long weekend, the Trump administration announced that it was further gutting legal immigration. The Department of Homeland Security didn't use this language. "This policy allows our immigration system to function as the law
Democratic lawmakers are airing their frustration Tuesday, after President Trump appointed Bill Pulte to serve as acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Trump named Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency )FHFA), to replace
Republican senators are still unconvinced that President Trump is dropping his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund—and want assurance that Trump won’t use taxpayer funds to pay off his allies. Without it, their own immigration reconciliation bill may also be in
President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to shore up their defenses against more advanced AI models and develop a voluntary testing framework. The new order appears to be a scaled-back version of the order Trump initially intended to sign
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to target a climate and weather research lab in Colorado. Judge R. Brooke Jackson, an Obama appointee, blocked the administration from taking away a supercomputer from the National Center for Atmospheric
The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, said Tuesday that if the Delaney Hall ICE detention center isn’t closed soon, the city may file a lawsuit. Ras Baraka pointed to reports of the center’s poor conditions, with detainees suffering from serious health conditions. He said that in
These courses reflect how the university has lost sight of its purpose.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will lead the White House press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Oz's turn at the podium comes a day after the Trump administration issued a final rule requiring most Medicaid beneficiaries ages
A bipartisan special committee of New Mexico lawmakers, which was created to probe the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch near Santa Fe, announced Monday that it will send out its first round of subpoenas. The New Mexico Truth Commission is slated to send
Democratic strategist David Axelrod said Monday night that President Trump's reported outburst at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a phone call earlier in the day was justified. Trump reportedly slammed Netanyahu over the prime minister’s plan to attack Hezbollah
Elected officials and their employees should be unequivocally clear, through binding legislation, that prediction markets cannot continue as they are and have no place in politics.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters “we don’t need a weaponized” director of national intelligence when asked about President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, the homebuilder and director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to serve as acting