HHS says it will cut workforce by 10K, saving $1.8B annually
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will lay off about 10,000 full-time employees. The move is projected to save taxpayers $1.8 billion annually. What…
Swing state senators come together in rare show of bipartisanship, Dems aren’t happy about it
Pennsylvania Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman will host their first joint public event in Pittsburgh this Saturday, but not everyone is pleased with the Democratic senator’s bipartisan show of…
Trump says he ‘always thought’ Waltz was responsible for Signal chat scandal
President Donald Trump appeared to place the blame for the Signal chat scandal on national security adviser Mike Waltz. The president was asked who was responsible for the scandal while…
Trump says ‘we need Greenland for international safety and security’ ahead of Vance trip
President Donald Trump reiterated his argument for the U.S. taking over Greenland on Wednesday, just before Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the island. Trump said his administration…
Trump sounds off after ‘Highly Conflicted’ Obama-nominated judge assigned Signal chat lawsuit: ‘Disgraceful’
President Donald Trump sounded off on Truth Social early Thursday after Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was assigned to preside over a…
Trump nominates Georgia state Sen Brandon Beach for US treasurer
President Donald Trump late Wednesday took to Truth Social to announce Georgia state Sen. Brandon Beach as the next U.S. treasurer. The 63-year-old Louisiana native was elected as a Republican…
DOGE slashes billions more in expenses for programs like Peruvian climate change and gender equity in Mexico
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion Tuesday, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract for Peru’s climate change…
Federal judge denies Trump admin’s effort to ban transgender people from military
A federal judge denied President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ban transgender people from joining the military, which was set to go into effect Friday. Washington, D.C.-based U.S. District Judge…
Congressional Democrats find their voice as Signal slip-up becomes talk of the town
It was sheer coincidence that two of the witnesses testifying before a rare, public hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday were part of the botched text chain about military…
Inside Mike Johnson’s meeting with judiciary hawks over Trump court standoff
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled privately with House Judiciary Committee members on Tuesday afternoon for what was described as a “brainstorming” session on how to take on “activist judges” blocking…