Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) says Russell Vought is a ’threat to democracy.” Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), inched one step closer to being the White House budget chief. Following a closed Jan. 30 business meeting, Senate Budget Committee Republicans voted 11–0 in favor of Vought’s
The official is also taking steps to end several policies within the Department of Transportation. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said on Jan. 29 that his department is taking action to remove stringent fossil fuel emission standards passed by the Biden administration. In December 2023, the Department of Transport’s Federal Highway Administration finalized a rule
Canadian officials are making a diplomatic push in Washington to avoid U.S. tariffs but ultimately they remain in the dark about U.S. President Donald Trump’s intentions, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Joly held a first meeting with Rubio in his new capacity on Jan. 29.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance for his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 29. Kennedy, who ran for president as a Democrat and then an independent before ending his White House bid and backing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance for his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 29. Kennedy, who ran for president as a Democrat and then an independent before ending his White House bid and backing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance for his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 29. Kennedy, who ran for president as a Democrat and then an independent before ending his White House bid and backing
Since retaking office, Trump has revoked the security clearances of dozens of former U.S. officials. President Donald Trump recently revoked the security clearances of a number of former U.S. officials. In one such executive order—which revoked the clearances of former national security adviser John Bolton and dozens of former intelligence officers—Trump said that “the faith