Tag: Republican
Murkowski Slams Trump’s Ukraine Stance Amid GOP Support for Russia Rapprochement
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 19, 2025. | Fran [...]
Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Firing of Watchdog Illegal, Setting Up Supreme Court Battle
Hampton Dellinger at his nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2021. | Senate Committee on the Judiciary
A federal [...]
Trump Administration’s Budget Cuts Threaten Domestic Violence Support Programs
Advocates warn that any cuts to grant money would disproportionately harm marginalized communities. | Ted S. Warren/AP
The Trump administration’s [...]
Senate Republicans Push Back Against House Budget Plan: Key Changes Needed
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, shown above in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, called the House-approved budget a "a first step in what will be a long [...]
Republicans and Democrats Clash Over Federal Spending as Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26. | Pool via AP
The battle over federal spending is escalatin [...]
Elon Musk’s Government Layoffs Accelerate Under Trump’s Cost-Cutting Agenda
President Donald Trump speaks as Elon Musk listens in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. | Alex Brandon/AP
The Trum [...]
Trump’s Supreme Court Battle Over Executive Power Intensifies
An emergency application from the acting solicitor general sets up the first Supreme Court showdown of Trump's second term. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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Trump Administration Fires 20 Immigration Judges Amid Sweeping Workforce Cuts
It’s unclear if the judges will be replaced, but the president’s team is looking to cut through the pileup — a major hurdle in the administration’s i [...]
Federal Workforce Downsizing Moves Forward After Court Ruling
Elon Musk speaks as Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. Musk has touted the "Fork in the Road" resignation program [...]
Progressive Group Ramps Up Campaign to Block RFK Jr.’s HHS Nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead HHS. | Jon Cherry/Getty Images
A progressive nonprofit is intensifying its [...]
