President Donald Trump is on the cusp of seeing his 14th Cabinet member confirmed in former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard is slated for a final Senate confirmation vote to be Trump’s director of national…
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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday instructing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to coordinate with federal agencies and execute massive cuts in federal government staffing numbers. The order…
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Scientists expect major ‘medical breakthroughs’ despite Trump’s cap on NIH research funding
The Trump administration’s decision to slash overhead costs linked to federally funded research has sparked an immense backlash. But some doctors are praising the move, suggesting it will help ‘optimize’ how taxpayer dollars are used…
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Trump picks Virginia official Terry Cole to lead the DEA, vows to ‘save lives’ in new administration
President Donald Trump has nominated a Virginia state official to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in his new administration. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump wrote that he nominated Terry Cole to…
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The House and Senate are headed for a collision course on federal budget talks as each chamber hopes to advance its own respective proposals by the end of Thursday. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters…
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore web pages and datasets that were…
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Hegseth says DOGE welcome at Pentagon as Defense Department reviews military posture globally
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ‘welcome at the Pentagon,’ telling reporters in Stuttgart, Germany, during his first overseas trip at the helm that the Department of…
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An American teacher who was detained by Russia is heading back to American soil, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. ‘Today, President Donald J. Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are able to announce that…
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The White House will not release visitor logs during President Donald Trump’s second term, Fox News has confirmed. The move mirrors the policy of his first administration, a White House official told the Washington Examiner.…
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JD Vance, Treasury Sec Scott Bessent to meet with Zelenskyy as Trump team sets sights on Russia-Ukraine war
Vice President JD Vance will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday after years of railing against the U.S.’ continued funding of Ukraine in the war against Russia. The vice president will meet with Zelenskyy…