What to Know About Trump’s Order on Museums, Monuments

Trump cited a ‘concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history’ as motivation for the action. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reintroduce a more traditional view of history throughout museums and national institutions. Titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” the March 27 order cites a “concerted and widespread

Republicans win 2 Florida special elections for House seats

Washington — Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew a little larger Tuesday after GOP candidates in two Florida congressional districts won in special elections.  Republican state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil for the 6th District seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, who left to become President Trump’s national security adviser. Waltz had

Sen. Gallego Announces Blanket Hold on Veterans Affairs Nominees to Protest Planned Staff Cuts

Last month, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins confirmed he is seeking to reduce the department’s workforce back to its 2019 levels. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) announced on April 1 that he would impose a blanket hold on all Department of Veterans Affairs nominees in protest of a plan to cut more than 80,000 jobs at