The first major changes to SNAP and Medicaid under President Donald Trump’s 2025 reconciliation law begin taking effect this week, shifting more costs to states and narrowing Medicaid eligibility for some lawfully present immigrants. The changes are part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Republicans passed last year …
Read More »Senate Passes Sweeping College Sports Bill With Bipartisan Support
The Senate on Monday passed the most sweeping federal overhaul of college sports in years, approving legislation that would establish national rules for athlete compensation, NIL deals and transfers while giving the NCAA greater authority to enforce them. The Protect College Sports Act passed 77-22, sending the bipartisan measure to …
Read More »White House App Raises Privacy Questions
The Trump administration is promoting its official White House app as a direct line between President Donald Trump and the public. But cybersecurity researchers say that access comes with a less visible cost: extensive data collection and third-party tracking that raise questions about how Americans’ information is handled. The app …
Read More »Whistleblowers Accuse Kennedy Center Leaders of Delaying Repairs Before Closure
Former Kennedy Center employees are accusing the performing arts center’s leadership of delaying repairs to known roof and structural problems months before officials cited those same issues as a reason to abruptly close the building. In a whistleblower disclosure sent to Congress Thursday, attorney David Seide, representing anonymous former employees, …
Read More »White House Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Air Trump Campaign-Style Ad
The Trump administration is using taxpayer dollars to air a television advertisement that closely mirrors one of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign videos, escalating a growing controversy over whether the White House is using public money to promote the president’s political message. The 30-second spot shows Trump walking down a hallway …
Read More »Trump Rejects Iranian Offer to Reopen Strait of Hormuz and Resume Nuclear Talks
President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and resume negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, signaling that Washington is not prepared to ease pressure on Iran despite the economic stakes of the critical waterway. “I’m rejecting their deal,” Trump told …
Read More »Trump Moves to Override Congress and Cancel Nearly $1 Billion in Federal Spending
President Donald Trump is moving to cancel about $810 million in federal spending that Congress already approved, invoking a rarely used “pocket rescission” just days before the end of the fiscal year and reigniting a broader fight over how much power the White House has to override congressional spending decisions. …
Read More »US Supreme Court Again Blocks Missouri’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday drove a stake through the heart of Missouri’s undead congressional map, ordering it be buried for the year and for voters to cast ballots in the districts they’ve used the past two election cycles. In a unanimous decision, the court said that state law …
Read More »White House TV Pool Resumes Coverage After Trump Media Ban Fight
Television coverage of President Donald Trump’s White House events resumed Friday after a weeklong standoff between the administration and major news organizations over the president’s decision to bar POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW from the White House. CBS News resumed its role in the White House television press pool Friday, …
Read More »Trump’s FDA Pick Dodges Questions on Abortion Pill, Vaccines and Vapes
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration repeatedly sidestepped questions about some of the agency’s most politically charged issues Thursday, offering senators few direct answers about abortion medication, vaccines and flavored vaping products. Dr. Heidi Overton, a preventive medicine physician and White House official, repeatedly pointed …
Read More »Flock Surveillance Cameras Raise Constitutional Questions, Bipartisan US Senators say
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing. GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, the chair of the Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, said the point of the hearing was to find …
Read More »Judge Orders White House to Restore Access to Banned Media Outlets
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House press access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, finding that the three news organizations were likely to succeed in showing that their credentials were revoked without constitutionally required due process. U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly …
Read More »FBI Jobs Website Hacked, Group Claims Sensitive Data on Agents Was Stolen
The FBI is investigating an alleged breach of its employment website after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed it stole sensitive information belonging to thousands of bureau employees and job applicants. The FBI confirmed Wednesday that it was investigating unauthorized activity involving FBIJobs.gov, the bureau’s primary website for people seeking employment …
Read More »New Military Death Added to Pentagon Database Amid Questions Over Iran War Toll
The Pentagon has added another U.S. military death to its public casualty database for the war with Iran, bringing the disclosed total to 19 as questions continue over whether the government’s tally fully reflects the number of American service members who have died in the region. The Army identified the …
Read More »DOJ Defends Trump’s White House Media Ban, Says President Can Shut Out News Outlets
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to uphold President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the president has broad authority to control press access and that the outlets’ reporting created national security concerns. In a late Tuesday court …
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