Month: February 2025
February 05, 2025
Congress
Progress made on House budget, key holdout says
A key ultraconservative holdout said Wednesday that enough progress has been made in stalled House budget talks that a blueprint needed to unlock President Donald Trump's domestic policy plans...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Fed agencies ending $8M Politico contracts after Elon Musk calls them ‘wasteful’ use of taxpayer money
The Tesla CEO warned that media outlets that take government subscriptions would 'experience a mysterious drop in revenue.' The Tesla CEO warned that media outlets that take government subscriptions...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Trump ‘expects’ Arab countries to ‘step up’ and accept Palestinians from Gaza Strip, White House says
"I think the president has made it clear that he expects these nations in the region to step up and to accept Palestinian refugees who are temporarily relocated for...
February 05, 2025
Congress
Senate panel will advance budget next week, Graham says
The Senate will move forward with a budget blueprint next week setting out a two-track approach to enacting President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, key senators said Wednesday. The announcement,...
February 05, 2025
Congress
Hispanic Democrats privately strategize how to counter Trump with immigration groups
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members met privately with immigration advocacy groups Tuesday night to strategize how to counter President Donald Trump’s executive actions that have already altered the immigration system....
February 05, 2025
Politics
LGBTQ group’s drag show video to promote diversity in Ecuador funded by $25K State Department grant
An LGBTQ group in Ecuador tapped into a $25,000 from a Biden State Department grant to produce a two-day drag workshop intended to promote diversity and inclusion abroad. An...
February 05, 2025
Politics
DOJ accuses FBI of ‘insubordination’ in hunt for proof of ‘weaponization’
Acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove said bureau brass 'refused to comply' with an investigation commissioned by President Trump on Day One of the 47th presidency. Acting deputy attorney...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Mitch McConnell falls down stairs while exiting Senate chamber after HUD secretary vote
Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell fell on a small set of stairs on Wednesday as he was exiting the Senate chamber. Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell fell on a...
February 05, 2025
Congress
Former DOD official who called Obama a ‘terrorist leader’ tapped as Pentagon personnel chief
President Donald Trump has nominated Anthony Tata, whose bid for a top Pentagon post in the president’s first term was undermined by his inflammatory comments, for a leading role...
February 05, 2025
Congress
Capitol Police report surge in threats against members of Congress in 2024
Threats against members of Congress and the Capitol complex climbed for the second year in a row in 2024, according to a report released by the United States Capitol...