Most Americans say President Trump’s policies in his second term so far have not improved their lives, according to an AP-NORC survey. In the poll, conducted this past weekend, 49 percent of respondents said Trump’s policies have done more to hurt them, while 22 percent said the policies have not made much of a difference…
President Trump on Thursday announced a new nominee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to fill the seat of a previous Democratic commissioner who stepped down at the White House’s request. Trump nominated David LaCerte, whose LinkedIn lists him as an official with the White House Office of Personnel Management, to the commission. The FERC…
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump’s proposal to reopen the historic Alcatraz prison, calling it “the stupidest initiative put forth by this administration” and a “frivolous” and “silly” idea.
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey and a career federal prosecutor, issued a fiery memo a day after being ousted from her job at the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), telling colleagues that “fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought.” …
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday highlighted the opening of an Honor Lane — a special TSA security lane exclusively for military members and their families — at the Nashville International Airport. Noem was also expected to discuss multiple other benefits for military members and their families as part of the “Serve With Honor, Travel…
Republicans on the House Rules Committee, after negotiations with GOP leaders, will tee up a vote on a resolution calling for the release of information related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, two sources tell The Hill, as the conference grapples with GOP frustrations over the Trump administration’s handling of the saga. The effort comes as…
Attorney General Pam Bondi is coming under criticism from congressional Republicans growing increasingly frustrated with her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal, which has badly divided the party and is now throwing work in the House off the rails. GOP lawmakers joined MAGA World figures in blaming Bondi for earlier this year overhyping the…
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Thursday slammed the Trump administration for not making deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records available to Congress and the public. “Big news from my investigators on Epstein’s sex trafficking operation: the Trump administration has an Epstein file detailing 4,725 wire transfers and almost $1.1 billion flowing through just one…
A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday to block implementation of a rule they argue will undermine the Affordable Care Act. The complaint was co-led by California, Massachusetts and New Jersey and filed in federal court in Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleges the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) illegally…
The White House on Thursday said President Trump underwent medical testing due to “mild swelling” in his legs, unveiling a vein condition that is common in those older than 70. In a press briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a note from Trump’s physician that described the exam. The president went through ultrasounds and a…
