Ecstatic House Republicans cry unity after Trump speech in Miami: ‘Made politics fun again’
House Republicans are rallying around President Donald Trump's message of unity after his speech in Florida on Monday night.
Speaker Johnson Suggests Other Countries Follow Colombia in Offering Presidential Planes for Deportations
The speaker also discussed the president’s proposal to tie California’s wildfire aid with voter ID rule, recent firings of inspectors generals, and FEMA review. DORAL, Fla.—At a key House GOP conference, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) suggested that other countries might do well to follow Colombia’s example of sending their presidential planes to pick up illegal
Department of Veterans Affairs places 60 DEI employees on leave with salaries totaling more than $8M
The Department of Veterans Affairs placed about 60 employees focused on DEI initiatives on leave, and according to the agency, their combined salaries totaled more than $8 million.
Spending showdown: Republicans will need to corral votes – but they haven’t asked, yet
One of Washington's biggest untold stories right now is Congress' inaction on a "topline" spending number for the rest of the fiscal year – a possible sign of an impending time crunch.
Trump Admin Orders Agencies to Submit Detailed Return-to-Office Plans for Federal Employees
Federal agencies have been ordered to submit detailed plans for implementing Trump’s in-person work requirement for their employees. Federal agencies have been directed to submit detailed return-to-office implementation plans for their workforce, according to a Monday memo implementing President Donald Trump’s order for federal employees to return to in-person work. The memorandum, issued jointly on
Gavin Newsom Burns His Own Firefighters
Our colleagues Andrew Kerr and Susannah Luthi published a deeply sourced report on Friday about California governor Gavin Newsom’s decision last year to disband a highly trained volunteer firefighting force known as Team Blaze. As a result, the California National Guard wasn’t able to get a complete firefighting force to Los Angeles—meaning one that included
Health experts prep Dem lawmakers on anti-vaccine arguments ahead of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearings
Public health experts answered questions from Democratic Senators about whether vaccines cause autism, whether manufacturers should be immune from liability for vaccine injuries, whether vaccines are adequately studied, and more, during a round table discussion about anti-vaccine "misinformation" ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearings.