Key Trump nominees stalled by Senate Dems puts pressure on GOP leaders
President Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to skip recess to hammer out his remaining nominees, but Senate Democrats' resistance to key picks has slowed the process.
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‘Dangerous and illegal’: Democrat AGs sue Trump over effort to use SNAP to locate migrants
The Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal SNAP recipient data prompted a lawsuit from Democrat, who say it's a front to track down and deport illegal immigrants.
Effort to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top prosecutor sparks legal challenge
Washington — President Trump’s attempt to keep Alina Habba, his former personal lawyer, as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor has prompted a legal challenge, as a man facing drug and gun charges has alleged that she holds the office unlawfully. A lawyer for the man, Julien Giraud Jr., asked a federal judge Sunday to toss
US Trade Rep Expects No ‘Enormous Breakthrough Today’ in Latest China Talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) and trade representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva on May 12, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday that China’s willingness to have another round of trade talks with the United States is a “good sign,” but suggested that
European Union Reacts to US Trade Deal With Relief, Criticism
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks after the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on July 24, 2025. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images Senior figures in the European Union have reacted with a combination of relief and criticism to the new trade deal with the United States. Immediately following the announcement on
FBI’s controversial Trump-Russia actions predicted with ‘alarming specificity’ by foreign actors: Sources
U.S. intelligence had credible foreign sources indicating that the FBI would play a role in spreading the salacious Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
Federal Judge Blocks Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid Cuts to Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood signage outside a health care clinic in Inglewood, Calif., on May 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Monday blocked a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying it likely violates the Constitution. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a preliminary injunction blocking that section of