These actions, which take effect at 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 28, are all but certain to be challenged in court. The Trump administration issued a memo on Jan. 27 that federal funding for grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs is being paused pending review. Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Matthew Vaeth
‘I know the last administration didn’t see it that way,’ Leavitt tells reporters White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said all illegal immigrants are criminals, as they broke U.S. immigration laws. During Leavitt’s first press conference, a reporter asked the new press secretary how many of the 3,500 illegal migrants arrested by Immigration and Customs
The Senate in a 77-22 vote on Tuesday confirmed Sean Duffy as President Donald Trump’s secretary of transportation. Trump tapped Duffy shortly after his election victory in November, calling the Wisconsin native a “tremendous and well-liked public servant.” The Senate advanced Duffy’s nomination on Monday with a 97-0 vote, following unanimous approval from the Senate
News Analysis U.S. President Donald Trump has kept Canada on edge with his tariff threat and the unpredictability surrounding it, but there appears to be a detailed plan for its execution if one delves into the economic thinking of a key presidential adviser. The desire to impose tariffs on Canada, and much of the world
The pause takes effect at 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 28. Senate Democrats characterized the imminent suspension of federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance programs as an unlawful power grab by the Trump administration on Jan. 28. “This is cruelty, this is lawlessness, this is a heist done on a national scale,” Senate Minority
Trump-endorsed candidates face challengers within their own party in primaries in the seats vacated by Reps. Gaetz and Waltz. Florida voters, who recently represented in Washington by former Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Michael Waltz, took the first step toward choosing their replacements by taking part in primary elections on Jan. 28. First announced in
Michigan senator Gary Peters (D.) announced he will not seek a third term, creating a prime opportunity for Republicans to pick up the battleground state even as former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg weighs a bid. Peters, who led Senate Democrats’ campaign efforts in the past two election cycles, plans to leave public office when his