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On Sunday, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, boasted that he was gutting the federal agency tasked with providing foreign aid to its poorest. “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Musk, the tech billionaire head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, posted on his social …

President Donald Trump has tasked Vice President J.D. Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz with brokering a potential sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based entity before the latest ban extension expires in April, according to sources familiar with the plan. The move is the latest twist in the long-running …

In a press call with media on Friday, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said she and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) are introducing a bill to shield taxpayers from the financial repercussions of Elon Musk’s intrusion into the federal government: the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act. Stansbury, recently described by Politico …

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to strip down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to just a few hundred employees, preventing thousands from being placed on administrative leave just hours before the midnight deadline. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, ruled …

A Houston man who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been arrested on an outstanding child sex crimes charge. Andrew Taake, 36, was taken into custody on Thursday after spending more than two weeks as a fugitive, the Harris …

House Democrats unveiled new legislation Thursday aimed at preventing Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive taxpayer and financial data through the federal government’s payment system. The Taxpayer Data Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Sean Casten (D-IL), would impose strict security …

The Senate on Thursday night confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director, cementing the return of a key Trump ally who has been instrumental in shaping the administration’s vision for an expanded executive branch. Vought, who previously led the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during Trump’s first term, …

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to push federal employees into a controversial “deferred resignation” program, delaying an impending deadline that had sparked legal challenges from multiple federal employee unions. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole issued the ruling just hours before the original Feb. 6 …

U.S. Senate Budget Committee plans to mark up a budget resolution next week, starting off the long and likely arduous reconciliation process the GOP hopes it can use to pass sweeping changes to border security and immigration policy. Chairman Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, announced the markup on Wednesday, …

Scott Turner was confirmed Wednesday as the new U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), securing a 55-44 Senate vote to lead an agency central to President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. A former NFL player, Texas state representative, and White House senior aide, Turner will oversee federal housing programs …

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in female sports, a move that has drawn both praise and fierce criticism. Dubbed the “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order,” the measure marks Trump’s fourth executive order targeting transgender rights since taking office …

President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Pam Bondi as attorney general has reignited concerns over the independence of the Department of Justice (DOJ), with legal experts and lawmakers questioning whether she and her deputies will act impartially. Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and longtime Trump ally, took her oath …

President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take control of Gaza has drawn skepticism from both Republicans and Democrats, with lawmakers questioning its feasibility, legality, and potential military implications. During a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump announced his vision for the …

U.S. Senate Democrats plan to give a series of floor speeches overnight Wednesday to highlight their opposition to President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget. The tactic will keep the chamber’s staff working all night, though it won’t delay a final confirmation vote from taking …

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders, arguing that the measure conflicts with the 14th Amendment. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman, ruling from Greenbelt, Maryland, stated that …