Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday said she thinks White House budget chief Russell Vought “disrespects” Congress’s annual funding process after he said it should be “less bipartisan.” “I think he disrespects it,” Murkowski said. “I think he thinks that we are irrelevant, and I wish I had actually heard the speech.” Vought drew attention…
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was enacted to strengthen Congress’s check on the president’s war-making authority, but has been largely ignored by presidents, while the proposed War Powers Consultation Act, which aimed to replace it, was never brought to the floor for a vote.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has secured interviews with four former top aides to former President Biden in its probe of his mental acuity. Over August and September, the panel will hear from former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, White House counsel office spokesperson Ian Sams, senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates, and chief of staff Jeff…
The confidence of Democratic Party voters in nine major U.S. institutions is at a new low, according to a survey. The Gallup poll published Thursday found only 26 percent of Democrats surveyed expressed a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in nine U.S. institutions, representing a 5 point decrease since last year. This…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Juul Labs to keep its electronic cigarettes on the market, a major reversal after the agency completely banned the company’s products in 2022. The agency said Thursday it will allow the sale of Juul’s original e-cigarette device as well as refill cartridges in tobacco and menthol flavors.…
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.), a Senate Republican deputy whip, on Thursday blocked a request by Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) to demand the Trump administration release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Gallego, a first-term senator, stood up on the Senate floor to demand that colleagues “show the American people that they deserve…
Karen Read was acquitted of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.
President Trump would not recommend appointing a special prosecutor to look into the case of disgraced financier and sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, the White House said Thursday, rebuffing calls from some allies. “The idea was floated from someone in the media to the president. The president would not recommend a special prosecutor in the Epstein…
The Trump administration is pushing back on a new intelligence assessment that contradicts President Trump’s assertions that U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities have destroyed them, with U.S. officials and Israeli leaders discussing the possibility of additional strikes if Iran does not restart negotiations on a nuclear deal.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi visited Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in California on Thursday, just two months after President Trump ordered the reopening of the historic prison near San Francisco. Both Trump administration officials shared photos online from their visit to the offshore prison, which closed more than 60 years ago because…
