DOGE slashes billions more in expenses for programs like Peruvian climate change and gender equity in Mexico
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion Tuesday, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract for Peru's climate change activities. "[Tuesday] agencies terminated 113 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value
Federal judge denies Trump admin’s effort to ban transgender people from military
A federal judge denied President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ban transgender people from joining the military, which was set to go into effect Friday. Washington, D.C.-based U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee, on Wednesday, denied the government’s motion to
Tesla robots visit Capitol Hill amid anti-DOGE protests, attacks on Elon Musk’s dealerships
Tesla made an appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday where the company was held up as one of several key American manufacturers during a bipartisan event on U.S.-made robotics. Two Tesla humanoid robots were at the event, with onlookers crowding the machines
Rubio breaks silence on leaked Signal chat: ‘Someone made a big mistake’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the first time, on Wednesday addressed the Signal-chat controversy and conceded that "someone made a big mistake" when a journalist from the Atlantic was added to Signal text chain that included Washington’s top national
Inside Mike Johnson’s meeting with judiciary hawks over Trump court standoff
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled privately with House Judiciary Committee members on Tuesday afternoon for what was described as a "brainstorming" session on how to take on "activist judges" blocking President Donald Trump's agenda. The House is scheduled to vote next
Elon Musk tapped to help lead investigation into Signal chat leak: White House
Elon Musk is helping lead the investigation into the Signal chat leak involving top national security leaders and the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, the White House press secretary said Wednesday. "The National Security Council, the White House Counsel's Office, and also,
Top agency staffer trying to block crucial Trump directive once managed DEI team
EXCLUSIVE: Republicans on Capitol Hill are fuming that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) general counsel who shut down President Donald Trump's request to supersede California's aggressive gas emissions laws once managed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives for the agency. Republicans
CIA director blasts Democrat’s ‘offensive line of questioning’ about Hegseth’s ‘drinking habits’
CIA Director John Ratcliffe blasted a California Democrat Wednesday for asking him "whether Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had been drinking before he leaked classified information" in a Signal chat group, calling his words an "offensive line of questioning." Rep. Jimmy
How Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan could hit back at judges blocking Trump’s agenda
Congressional Republicans are looking at a variety of options to stand up against what they see as "activist judges" blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda. Many of those options will likely be discussed at the House Judiciary's hearing on the matter next
Trump admin declares the Atlantic’s Signal article a ‘hoax’ after it drops ‘war plans’ rhetoric
Trump administration officials say the Atlantic "conceded" that its article providing a firsthand account of a Signal group chat involving the nation's top national security leaders discussing an attack on terrorists in Yemen did not contain "war plans." "The Atlantic has