Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) will give the Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s March 4 address to a joint session of Congress. “BIG: I’m announcing @SenatorSlotkin will deliver our Democratic response to Trump’s Joint Address. Nothing short of a rising star in our party—she’s dedicated her life to our country. She will lay out the
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the acting administrator for USAID, has said the agency will likely face reorganization. The Trump administration says it is eliminating more than 90 percent of foreign aid contracts and grants with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In all, the administration said it will eliminate 5,800 of 6,200
Three nominees testified to a Senate panel. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 26 grilled several individuals poised to take top positions in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on whether officials should always obey court rulings. “It would be too case specific for me to say, to make a blanket statement about
Rubio called on Chinese authorities to ‘provide full access to verify the well-being of the returned Uyghurs on a regular basis.’ WASHINGTON—Thailand’s deportation of dozens of Uyghurs to China has stirred alarm in Washington, with the State Department and lawmakers raising concerns that the Uyghurs face possible persecution and torture. The group of 40 Uyghurs
The individuals who leaked information about immigration enforcement operations have been identified and face termination, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. “I have found some leakers,” Noem said. “We are continuing to get more. They will be fired and there will be consequences.” Noem said that her agency used “every tactic”
The Michigan House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government has set up a website tip line to collect citizens’ stories of abuse at the hands of the state Michigan Rep. Angela Rigas this week announced the launch of a digital tip line designed to collect information and suggestions for upcoming investigations by a House Oversight
‘We’re going to send another email,’ Musk said. Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, said Wednesday that federal employees should expect another mass email after an initial round asked them to respond to their managers about what they had accomplished in the past week. At the first meeting with his Cabinet, Trump