Last week, a federal judge temporarily blocked DOGE from accessing the personal data systems at the agency. Senate Democrats questioned Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA) on March 25 about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) operating inside the agency, including accessing databases. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member
Crockett claimed ‘hot wheels’ label for disabled governor referred to the busing policy, which began in 2022 Jasmine Crockett speaks during rally against Elon Musk (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn) Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) “liked” Facebook comments referring to wheelchair-bound Texas governor Greg Abbott as “hot wheels” in 2021—a year before he started busing
Paper checks impose unnecessary costs and are more subject to fraud, the president says. Another order centralizes payments in the Treasure Dept. President Donald Trump signed an executive order March 25 calling for the Treasury Department to use electronic payments instead of paper checks, a step aimed at reducing waste and fraud. White House staff
The U.S. trade deficit reached a record high of more than $1.2 trillion in 2024. Automobiles and parts accounted for nearly a quarter of that. In a bid to reverse the trade imbalance, President Donald Trump in February introduced a plan to impose reciprocal tariffs to “level the playing field” on trade and address what his
The vice president will join his wife and national security officials on a trip to Greenland as the territory pushes back on Trump’s plans for U.S. control. Vice President JD Vance will visit Greenland on March 28 alongside his wife and senior national security officials from the Trump administration. Vance announced in a short March
A Republican-led effort seeks to censure Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) for referring to Greg Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels.” Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) confirmed the move in a brief statement on X. “I plan to introduce a bill to censure Jasmine Crockett for her disgraceful and vile attacks against our Governor of Texas,” he wrote,
Josh Hawley still has concerns about where Dr. Oz stands on abortion and transgender treatments for minors, and he says the nominee isn't answering.