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January 16, 2025
Congress
Trump nominates special envoys to… Hollywood 🎬
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday tapped three new special ambassadors — but not to a foreign nation or policy area. Actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone will...
January 16, 2025
Congress
Energy and Commerce GOP meets on reconciliation plans
House Energy and Commerce Republicans met Thursday to shape their strategy for energy portions of the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill — including clawing back climate spending approved by Democrats....
January 16, 2025
Politics
Lefty NYC Council members prepare for Trump immigration policies, blast Eric Adams for being ‘in bed with the enemy’
Lefty City Council members are forming the resistance to the “draconian immigration policies” of the incoming Trump administration — as they blasted Mayor Eric Adams for cozying up to...
January 16, 2025
Politics
House conservative hardliners demand two-bill approach to Trump’s agenda, more than $540B in cuts
The GOP proposals include repealing President Biden's electric vehicle mandate, cutting funding for the IRS, adding work requirements for Medicare and food stamps The GOP proposals include repealing President...
January 16, 2025
Politics
Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin says he’ll nix ‘suffocating’ regulations while guarding ‘human health and environment’
"I believe that climate change is real," Zeldin said, adding that he would work to "ensure we are protecting our environment, while also protecting our economy." "I believe that...
January 16, 2025
Politics
Rudy Giuliani reaches deal to dodge trial over Florida condo, Yankees World Series rings
The settlement was signed Thursday afternoon, just hours after the former New York City Mayor had been set to testify. The settlement was signed Thursday afternoon, just hours after...
January 16, 2025
Health Care
Top Senate Republican says PEPFAR program in jeopardy
Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program paid for abortions. Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program...
January 16, 2025
Politics
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief
Until now, Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State's first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to deal with the unprecedented...
January 16, 2025
Congress
Dozens of House Dems back GOP immigration bill related to sex crimes
More than 60 House Democrats backed a GOP bill that would make sexual and domestic violence deportable offenses, marking the second bipartisan immigration bill to pass the chamber this...
January 16, 2025
Congress
Get ready for a 🥶🥶🥶 Inauguration Day
Prepare to freeze at Donald Trump’s inauguration. It’s forecasted to be the coldest Inauguration Day since President Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in ceremony in 1985 (temperature: A cool 7 degrees)....