A wide range of organizations and agencies that depend on federal health department funds say they have been locked out of the online system responsible for tracking and depositing their money, in the wake of the White House’s move to freeze funding across the Trump administration. These include state Medicaid programs which have been unable
Prosecutors who worked on Trump probes fired Justice Department fires more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on investigations into Trump 03:19 House Democratic leaders are asking the Justice Department for an explanation for the “firing and involuntary reassignment” of career Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith. In a letter
A group of transgender service members and rights groups are filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s restrictions on transgender troops in the military.
‘This is not a blanket pause on federal assistance and grant programs,’ the White House press secretary said. The Office of Management and Budget’s pause on federal grants, loans, and assistance will not affect Social Security, Medicare, or food stamps, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Jan. 28. Leavitt clarified a Jan. 27
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
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that a freeze on federal grants and loans would not impact programs like Social Security.
Washington — Caroline Kennedy, the cousin of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent a blistering letter to senators on Tuesday — a day before his confirmation hearings — that described him as a “predator” whose actions “have cost lives.” In the letter to committee leaders, the former ambassador to Australia urged senators to reject his nomination