A House Ways and Means Committee hearing took an unexpected turn Wednesday when Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) accused Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of interrupting her because of her gender—prompting audible…
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House advances Trump’s $9.4B spending cuts package targeting NPR, PBS, USAID to House-wide vote
by adminPresident Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion spending cuts package survived a key hurdle on Wednesday afternoon, setting the measure up for a final House-wide vote later this week. Trump’s proposal, which…
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Judge restricts DOGE access to federal databases, finding ‘breach of law and trust’
by adminA federal judge has restricted the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to federal databases, citing a ‘breach of law and trust.’ Led by the American Federation of Government Employees, a…
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Dems join clergy to pray for ‘moral reckoning’ to fix Big, Beautiful Bill: ‘I still know how to agitate’
by adminSeveral Democratic senators, including one who remains the preacher at Martin Luther King Jr.’s church, joined several clergy members for a vigil in opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill…
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State Department reveals plan to deliver ‘life-saving’ meals to 1.4M starving children
by adminThe U.S. State Department and Secretary Marco Rubio punched back at claims that contracts providing Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) have been halted and affirmed the agency will continue its commitment to…
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President Donald Trump told Fox News that Iran has become ‘much more aggressive’ in nuclear talks. ‘Iran is acting much differently in negotiations than it did just days ago,’ Trump…
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GOP unveils new weapon to help slash billions in government waste as Republicans rally behind Trump’s plan
by adminCongressional Republicans are racing to harness the momentum left behind by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and the leaders of a new House GOP initiative are hoping they…
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Noem takes aim at Tim Walz for letting his ‘city burn’ in 2020 as she justifies Trump’s LA riot response
by adminDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took a shot at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for how he handled the 2020 riots in his state, claiming that the Trump administration…
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Reporter’s Notebook: How the House is technically done with the ‘big, beautiful bill’
by adminExpect the House of Representatives to make ‘technical corrections’ to President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ Wednesday. But if you blink, you might miss it. Senate Republicans are now in…
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Republican senator teams up with Democrat to push $15 per hour minimum wage plus annual inflation increases
by adminSens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., are pushing legislation that would hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and provide for annual increases to account for…