Tag: Republicans
Trump Orders Treasury to Stop Minting Pennies, Citing High Production Costs
The seal of the on the US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023. | AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON — President [...]
Trump’s Cabinet Confirmations Move Quickly as Senate Republicans Show Strong Support
While there has been some drama, Majority Leader John Thune and other Senate Republicans have marched in lockstep behind President Donald Trump. | An [...]
Federal Judges Halt Trump’s Executive Orders, Setting Up Supreme Court Showdown
Donald Trump’s legal strategy revolves around finding a sympathetic audience at the Supreme Court: It has a six-justice conservative supermajority, i [...]
UN Investigator Condemns Trump’s Plan to Displace Palestinians as ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
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Trump’s Gaza Plan Violates International Law, Says UN Investigator
A top United Nations human rights investig [...]
Trump Fires U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan Amid Long-Standing Feud Over Classified Documents
Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan speaks at her swearing-in ceremony at the National Archives on Sept. 11, 2023, in Washington. She was f [...]
HALT Fentanyl Act Passes House with Bipartisan Support, Aiming for Tougher Sentences for Traffickers
“Rescheduling fentanyl as a Schedule I substance in and of itself does not prevent one death,” said Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado. | Susan Walsh/AP [...]
Russell Vought Takes Charge of the OMB: A Bold Agenda to Reshape Federal Government
Over his more than two dozen years in Washington, Russell Vought has earned a reputation as a staunch fiscal conservative who believes in balanced bu [...]
Budget Showdown Looms as House and Senate Republicans Clash Over Spending Plans
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks with reporters as he walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol, on Feb. 4, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
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Democrats Condemn EPA Spending Freeze as Illegal, Demand Immediate Action
Lawmakers Call Out Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s Role in Funding Halt
Democrats intensified their opposition to the EPA’s spending free [...]
Elon Musk Pushes Federal Employees to Resign as Buyout Deadline Looms
Musk’s Crackdown on Bureaucracy Intensifies
Elon Musk has escalated efforts to reduce the federal workforce, pressuring employees to accept a [...]
