Instead of directly responding to questions about potential spending cuts, Oz focused on improving health, patient care, and payment systems using technology. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, faced pointed questions from senators on both sides of the aisle during his nearly three-hour confirmation hearing.
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Trump’s agenda from dozens of lawsuits. The decision from a three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a
The minority leader’s decision to reverse course prompted some Democrats to reconsider their position and drew criticism from those who refused to compromise. WASHINGTON—Democrats are divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) decision to support advancing a Republican government funding package. On March 13, Schumer announced on the Senate floor that he would reluctantly
An appeals court on Friday overturned a previous judge's decision to block President Donald Trump's executive orders surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
President Trump and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who previously vowed to lead resistance against him, met at the White House Friday morning.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration would respond aggressively to the ‘entirely unconstitutional’ injunction. The White House said on March 14 that the Trump administration would appeal the federal court rulings requiring reinstatement of probationary government workers who judges said were fired unlawfully at various agencies. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
The White House on Friday said President Donald Trump took more actions to downsize the federal government through several executive orders.