Medicaid is quickly emerging as a political lightning rod as House Republicans negotiate on a massive bill to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Some Republican lawmakers are worried about the level of spending cuts being…
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Musk opens up about dinner party that soured when Trump’s name was invoked: ‘Like methamphetamine and rabies’
DOGE’s Elon Musk opened up in an interview alongside President Trump with Fox News Sean Hannity about a dinner party where he said he realized how ‘real’ Democratic animosity toward Trump can be. ‘I happened…
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DOGE chief Elon Musk revealed details about his thought process on endorsing President Trump during a sit-down interview with Trump and Fox News anchor Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that the president said he had…
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Circuit court puts final nail in the coffin for Biden’s $500B student loan forgiveness plan
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals put a final end to former President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on Tuesday. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey originally sued the Biden administration over its nearly…
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The Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to serve as President Donald Trump’s secretary of commerce. The Republican-controlled Senate voted to confirm Lutnick on Tuesday, less than a week after senators voted to invoke cloture…
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Trump issues warning about wasteful spending, orders ‘radical transparency’ amid DOGE probes, revelations
President Donald Trump issued an unsmiling warning to bureaucrats on Tuesday, ordering that leaders of government agencies begin to be ‘radically transparent’ about spending. The White House published a memo entitled ‘Radical Transparency About Wasteful…
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‘Promises kept’: Trump signs executive order to ‘aggressively’ make IVF more affordable and accessible
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments through the reduction of out-of-pocket costs. IVF has become unaffordable for many Americans, and…
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Russia, Ukraine take ‘significant first step toward peace’ after Rubio-led negotiations, White House insists
Initial discussions between Trump administration officials and Russia in Saudi Arabia Tuesday marked a ‘significant milestone’ in securing peace between Russia and Ukraine, according to the White House press secretary. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…
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A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing government data or firing federal employees. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to grant the plaintiffs’ request to issue…
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The U.S. and Russia on Tuesday took steps to improve diplomatic ties after Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with top officials from Moscow in a move to find an end to the war in…