Politics
'Finally happening:' House Republicans rally behind Elon Musk's efficiency rampage
Elon Musk and DOGE have rattled the federal bureaucracy to its core by rooting out questionable spending -- the type of free-wheeling spending that Republicans have long derided. It...
Congressional Republicans introduce bill to repeal D.C.'s home rule
Two Republican congressmen have proposed stripping the District's mayor and its city council of their governing authority and placing Congress back in charge of the federal city. Source...
Poll: Most Americans approve of Trump's openings weeks ahead of Super Bowl appearance
President Trump is getting solid marks from voters as he prepares to become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. Source link
Trump says Elon Musk 'not gaining anything' from cost-cutting efforts, access to Treasury data
President Trump is sending a clear message to critics of the Elon Musk-led push to cut government spending: get used to it. Source link
Trump official orders consumer protection agency to stop work
The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the...
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem tells immigrant rights groups: 'Get your priorities straight'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday rejected claims by immigrant rights groups that the Trump administration is trampling the rights of illegal immigrants it recently started holding at...
Speaker Johnson says tax cuts will be offset with spending cuts
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Republicans will find spending cuts to offset President Trump's push for tax cuts, which a nonpartisan budget analysis estimates will cost at...
Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington
Elon Musk made a clear promise after Donald Trump decided to put him in charge of making the government more efficient. Source link
Judges' rulings block Trump's ambitious agenda
President Trump emerged victorious in a D.C. courtroom when a judge shot down an attempt by the ACLU to restart a Biden-era "parole" program for unauthorized migrants. Source...
How Republican skeptics in the Senate got to 'yes' on RFK Jr. and Gabbard
Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump'sCabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his unconventional choices for some of the most powerful positions in the federal government...
