WASHINGTON—The pressure is mounting for Republicans in Congress. They face a critical, high-stakes few weeks ahead as they work to resolve key challenges in advancing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. At the top of their list is making permanent the tax cuts enacted during the president’s first term. This promise was a cornerstone of Trump’s
‘The pandemic is over,’ says the Department of Health and Human Services. State officials say the money was meant for other diseases too. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has pulled back roughly $12 billion in federal grants that had been allocated to states during the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said on March
President Donald Trump has endorsed four-term Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for reelection. Trump on Wednesday announced that Graham has his “total and complete endorsement” as he seeks a fifth term in the U.S Senate. The president, in his endorsement, told South Carolinians that Graham will not let them down. “Senator Lindsey Graham is working incredibly
A watchdog sued the defense secretary and other officials. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials have been sued over their recently disclosed chat on a messaging platform called Signal. A watchdog group, American Oversight, sued the officials on March 25. Signal is not authorized to preserve federal records, and at least one
A watchdog sued the defense secretary and other officials. A federal judge on March 27 ordered government officials to try to preserve their Signal messages about an attack on terrorists in the Middle East earlier this month. “Defendants shall promptly make best efforts to preserve all Signal communications from March 11–15, 2025,” U.S. District Judge
Senate Armed Services chair and ranking member issue bipartisan demand for Pentagon probe into Signal military chat. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Ranking Member Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) have called on the Pentagon’s acting inspector general to investigate the circumstances surrounding a Signal group chat in which senior government officials discussed
This comes as the GOP has a narrow majority in the House as it looks to pass Trump’s legislative agenda. President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Trump announced the move on Truth Social on March 27, citing the narrow majority the