Month: February 2025

The Senate voted 72-28 on Thursday to confirm Brooke Rollins’ nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. All Republicans agreed to pass Rollins, but more Democrats voted against...

HHS handed out the high sum to a host of nonprofits, effectively serving as a "giant magnet" for those crossing the US border and claiming asylum, auditors from the...

The Trump administration exempted lifesaving assistance from its foreign aid freeze, but providers say it’s still not getting through. The Trump administration exempted lifesaving assistance from its foreign aid...

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI, was voted out of committee along party lines on Thursday morning. The 12-10 vote from the Senate Judiciary...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as President Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services early Thursday, capping a contentious fight over his skepticism on vaccines in particular that...

A legal advocacy group has filed a civil rights complaint with the US Education Department, alleging a diversity, equity and inclusion arts program created at SUNY-affiliated Alfred University illegally...

All 12 GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Patel's confirmation, while all 10 Democrats on the panel opposed it. All 12 GOP members of the...

Speaker Mike Johnson said the House GOP budget resolution will advance out of the Budget Committee today with no Republican defections, despite protests from key hard-liners. “I expect it...

Rep. Mike Lawler blasted the governor's stance against massive Con Edison rate hikes -- calling it a "gimmick" as he blamed her green-energy policies for the sticker shock. Rep....

Speaker Mike Johnson is daring conservatives to sink his budget resolution, setting up a make-or-break moment in the House Budget Committee later today. The speaker emerged from hours of...