McMahon said student loans, special education funding, and grants for low-income schools would be streamlined but not cut under her leadership. At her confirmation hearing, just days after President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) embarked on deep cuts to the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, the president’s pick for Secretary of
The IRS collects trillions in taxes. The IRS will be audited by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13. “The Internal Revenue Service will be looked at like everybody else,” Trump told reporters at the White House in Washington. He said that just about every federal agency will be
The proposed bill resurrects a long-defunct presidential authority that expired under the Reagan administration. A bicameral bill put forward by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) aims to fast-track President Donald Trump’s reorganization of federal agencies by resurrecting and expanding a presidential authority that expired in 1984. The Reorganization Act of 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House and holds a joint press conference at 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 13. 4:00 p.m. ET – Trump greets Modi (live) 4:05 p.m. ET – Trump hosts a bilateral meeting with Modi (possible tape playback) 5:10 p.m. ET – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House and holds a joint press conference at 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 13. 4:00 p.m. ET – Trump greets Modi (live) 4:05 p.m. ET – Trump hosts a bilateral meeting with Modi (possible tape playback) 5:10 p.m. ET – Trump
The 12-month rolling deficit topped $2 trillion. The data show the U.S. government is still borrowing ‘at an alarming rate,’ said one analyst. According to new Treasury Department data, the U.S. government registered a $840 billion budget deficit in the first four months of fiscal year 2025, up 58 percent from the previous year. In
Hegseth responds to criticism that the Trump administration’s efforts to end the Russia–Ukraine war come with too many proposed concessions to the Russian side. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Feb. 13 refuted criticism that the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate an end to the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war come with too many concessions to the Russian