Category: Politics
February 19, 2025
Politics
Howard Lutnick confirmed by Senate to lead Commerce Department — putting Trump picks well ahead of Biden and Obama pace
Lutnick’s nomination was approved by senators in a 51-45 party-line vote. Four Senators, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), missed the vote. ...
February 19, 2025
Politics
Black Lives Matter leader rejects ‘performative, cult-like’ protests against Trump, Elon Musk’s DOGE team
Protesters with the 5051 Movement protested the Trump administration's DOGE efforts on President's Day. Protesters with the 5051 Movement protested the Trump administration's DOGE efforts on President's Day.
February 18, 2025
Politics
Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel advances in full Senate procedural vote before expected confirmation
GOP senators have praised Patel, 44, for his commitment to rooting out political "weaponization" at the FBI -- while Democrats have accused him of perjuring himself in his confirmation...
February 18, 2025
Politics
Trump calls for Ukraine to hold elections to potentially replace Zelensky
President Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine should hold elections to potentially replace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we...
February 18, 2025
Politics
Elon Musk still hasn’t reached out to Ashley St. Clair after baby claim— as pic remerges of her with billionaire in 2023
"Be careful. Elon gets women pregnant with that gaze," one user wrote at the time. "Be careful. Elon gets women pregnant with that gaze," one user wrote at the...
February 18, 2025
Politics
Trump signs executive order to ‘aggressively reduce’ IVF costs — after campaign pledge to make it free
“PROMISES MADE. PROMISES KEPT: President Trump just signed an Executive Order to Expand Access to IVF!” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tweeted. “PROMISES MADE. PROMISES KEPT: President Trump...
February 18, 2025
Politics
DC judge blocks bid to stop DOGE mass firings, federal data access
A federal judge rejected an emergency request from Democrat-led states Tuesday to hamper cost-cutting efforts by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). A federal judge rejected an emergency...
February 18, 2025
Politics
Senior US prosecutor resigns, citing demand to probe Biden-era contract
Denise Cheung supervised criminal cases at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington. Denise Cheung supervised criminal cases at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington.
February 18, 2025
Politics
Top GOP foreign-policy pols sound alarm on Russia’s push for elections in Ukraine: ‘Nice try, Vladimir’
" Putin is now asking for a new election in Ukraine, conducted in a specific manner that he can influence, so that he can install his puppet...
February 18, 2025
Politics
Here’s how Russia’s war with Ukraine can end: The path to a lasting peace as high-stakes talks begin
No dates have been set for future talks but there are several critical factors that will need to be discussed when and if negotiations do get under way. No...