Month: February 2025
February 05, 2025
Congress
Senate’s top appropriator says Elon Musk has gone too far
The Senate’s top appropriator thinks Elon Musk has gone too far. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, is raising alarms about the influence that billionaire Elon Musk...
February 05, 2025
Politics
USAID workers hid Pride flags, ‘incriminating’ books when DOGE arrived: ‘It didn’t feel good’
A USAID worker said Monday that office employees scrambled to hide anything "incriminating" when the Department of Government Efficiency came knocking. A USAID worker said Monday that office employees...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Senate confirms former NFL player Scott Turner as head of Housing and Urban Development
The upper chamber voted 55-44 to approve the former Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers cornerback-turned-Dallas housing developer to Trump's cabinet. The upper chamber voted 55-44 to approve the...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Second US judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Maryland became the second one nationally to block the Trump's administration from implementing the president's executive order aimed at curtailing birthright citizenship in the US. A...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Republicans aim for ‘roughly’ $1 trillion in cuts as budget talks hit snags
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) confirmed that lawmakers are closing in on the "roughly" $1 trillion target but caveated that nothing has been finalized as of yet. House...
February 05, 2025
Congress
Ex-NLRB member challenges Trump’s firing
The outcome of the case could determine whether other independent agencies can be insulated from the president’s reach.
February 05, 2025
Congress
Rep. Al Green is filing new impeachment articles against Trump
Rep. Al Green said Wednesday he was introducing impeachment articles against Donald Trump after the president said the U.S. would "take over" Gaza. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to...
February 05, 2025
Politics
National security adviser Mike Waltz says Trump plan to ‘take over’ Gaza will force Arab nations to step up
The Trump administration estimated earlier Tuesday that it would take at least 10 years for Gaza to become properly livable again. The Trump administration estimated earlier Tuesday that it...
February 05, 2025
Politics
Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from ‘uninhabitable’ Gaza would ensure ‘better life,’ Middle East special envoy says
President Trump's controversial plan to have the Palestinians clear out of the Gaza Strip is intended to ensure they have a "better life," according to special envoy to the...
February 05, 2025
Congress
Byron Donalds pressures Mike Johnson on budget plan
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds challenged Speaker Mike Johnson inside a closed-door House Republican conference meeting Wednesday morning to produce a workable plan to advance President Donald Trump's policy agenda,...