USAID Scandal Hits Politico, and the Chickens Coming Home to Roost

The Trump administration just dropped another bombshell. USAID—the massive foreign aid agency created by Executive Order under President John F. Kennedy—is being gutted. And guess what? It doesn’t take an act of Congress to audit or shut it down. Democrats are losing their minds, calling it an illegal move. But the truth? They simply don’t

Threats against federal officials surging, Capitol police report shows

A report produced by federal investigators with the U.S. Capitol Police revealed the number of investigations into threats against Congress and the Capitol complex surged to the second-highest number on record in 2024, amid a toxic and menacing moment in American politics. The agency’s threat division investigated 9,474 “concerning statements or direct threats” against members

Threats against federal officials surged in 2024, Capitol police report shows

A report produced by federal investigators with the U.S. Capitol Police revealed the number of investigations into threats against Congress and the Capitol complex surged to the second-highest number on record in 2024, amid a toxic and menacing moment in American politics. The agency’s threat division investigated 9,474 “concerning statements or direct threats” against members

Federal Worker Unions File Lawsuit to Block Trump Buyout Program

A U.S. official said that more than 20,000 federal workers have already accepted the offer. Multiple federal government employee unions filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s plan to offer buyouts to federal workers. The American Federation of Government Employees and two other unions claim the buyout offer is “arbitrary and capricious in numerous respects”

Trump Wants a Sovereign Wealth Fund—Here’s How Other Nations Run Theirs

Wealth funds are used in more than 90 other countries/districts, including Saudi Arabia, Australia, Norway, China, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Singapore, and Hong Kong. President Donald Trump has taken steps to create a sovereign wealth fund, a government-owned and operated investment fund. Such funds are used by many countries and some states within the United States

‘More Harm Than Good’: Moderate Dems Sound the Alarm at New DNC Vice Chair, a 24-Year-Old Activist

David Hogg’s rise is ‘symptom’ of party’s problems with moderates, PAC founder tells Politico David Hogg (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for March For Our Lives) Twenty-four-year-old activist David Hogg was elected Saturday as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, sparking intraparty tensions and leading more moderate Democrats to warn that his rhetoric and far-left