Year: 2025
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...
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...