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Here’s what’s happening…
-CDC eyes narrower COVID-19 vaccine guidance ahead of 2025–2026 season
-Top Republican warns families of ‘largest tax hike in history’ next year if Trump budget fails
–Biden to address disability advocates in first major speech since leaving White House
Placed on leave
A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday and placed on administrative leave, according to a Defense Department official.
Reuters first reported Caldwell had been placed on leave for an “unauthorized disclosure” of information amid an investigation into Pentagon leaks. An official confirmed to Fox News Digital that Reuters’ reporting is accurate but declined to comment on an ongoing investigation.
Caldwell previously worked at restraint-minded think tank Defense Priorities and Concerned Veterans for America, a group formerly led by Hegseth. A foreign policy realist, he has argued that the U.S. should dramatically reduce its footprint in Europe and pull out forces in Iraq and Syria…Read more
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Panama’s Security Minister Frank Abrego (out of frame) after the signing of a bilateral agreement, in Panama City on April 9, 2025. Hegseth arrived in Panama for the regional security summit and to reinforce the Trump administration’s continued interest over the canal. (FRANCO BRANA/AFP via Getty Images)
White House
‘NEED TO COMPLY’: SCOTUS should hold Trump admin in contempt over deported Salvadoran migrant
DEPORTATION BATTLE: Trump admin defies court over Maryland deportation, ignites legal showdown
‘SUPPORTING SICKNESS’: Trump says Harvard should lose its tax exempt status, be treated as ‘political entity’ amid funding dispute
Cambridge, MA – April 1: Protesters gather outside Harvard University to show their disapproval of actions taken under the Trump administration. (Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
CHECKMATE: Trump admin strikes deal for new state-of-the-art border checkpoint in California
ROLLING BACK: Trump directs agencies to follow Supreme Court rulings, as he continues to rein in administrative state
‘HIGHER SECURITY’: Top Trump agency reveals key reason why REAL ID will be enforced
World Stage
DISMISSED: Judge greenlights DOJ’s motion to drop gun case against Salvadoran, accused MS-13 leader
BEST BROS: El Salvador’s Bukele after friendly White House meeting with Trump: ‘I miss you already, President T’
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 14, 2025 (Al Drago for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Capitol Hill
‘BAD MEDICINE’: Schumer calls on Leland Dudek, acting commissioner of SSA, to resign
GREENE DAY: Marjorie Taylor Greene brings town hall to Harris-won Georgia county, shrugs off possible ‘outbursts’
CASH DASH: House Republican campaign arm touts ‘unstoppable momentum’ with record fundraising haul
‘BIG BOOST’: GOP senator reveals why Trump’s ‘complete and total endorsement’ will be crucial for his midterm race
President Trump recently endorsed Ohio GOP Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign (Fox/Getty)
COMEBACK KID: First Mexico-born rep targets indictment-plagued Democrat in House GOP comeback bid
‘DEEP DIVISIONS’: AOC tells rally goers don’t let Republicans ‘trick’ them into identity politics, stoking racial divisions
‘KAMALA’S PLAYBOOK’: Social media erupts after AOC debuts another ‘strange’ accent at rally: ‘Kamala’s playbook’
WAR OF THE WORDS: Left-wing lawmaker calls Trump MAGA’s ‘buffoon of a leader’: ‘Thank me later’
Across America
DEPARTMENT DISMANTLED: Shapiro leads lawsuit against Trump admin for pulling COVID-era school funding
BILLION-DOLLAR BAILOUT: Newsom signs $2.8B bailout for healthcare program overrun by illegal immigrants
BY THE NUMBERS: ICE using Social Security records to aid Trump push to deport illegal immigrants
The Social Security Administration has begun moving some migrants on the terror watch list to an ineligible database. (Getty Images)
VISA CRACKDOWN: ACLU of Indiana sues Trump admin, claims DHS violated rights of foreign students
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