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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...
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...