POLITICS

Columbia Hires Trump Transition Alum To Lobby on ‘Appropriations’ Amid Threats To Tax $15 Billion Endowment

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Rampant anti-Semitism continues to plague the Ivy League university Anti-Israel protesters at Columbia (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Columbia University has enlisted a Trump transition alumnus to lobby for the institution on “issues related to higher education and appropriation” as Republicans threaten to tax the Ivy League institution’s $15 billion endowment. Columbia tapped BGR Government Affairs to

Commerce Secretary Nominee Howard Lutnick’s Senate Hearing Set for Jan. 29

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Lutnick supports President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. He has called them ‘a bargaining chip.’ The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee announced on Jan. 23 that it will hold its hearing on the nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce on Jan. 29. “Howard Lutnick is an excellent choice to lead the Department

Senate Panels Advance Trump’s Nominees for VA Secretary, EPA Head

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President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were advanced by two Senate panels on Jan. 23. Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), who Trump tapped to helm the VA, was advanced with bipartisan support by the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee on Thursday, one day after

Trump’s Top Budget Nominee Faces 2nd Grilling by Senate Democrats Over Federal Funds

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Senate Budget Committee concentrates on the power of the purpose during second confirmation hearing. Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was questioned over a series of executive orders signed this week that targeted approved congressional funding. Hours after taking office on Jan. 20, Trump signed executive

US Government Back Door FISA Searches Are Unconstitutional: Federal Judge

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Authorities carried out the searches on a U.S.-based person who later pleaded guilty to attempting to provide support to a terrorist group. The federal government’s method of searching through information incidentally collected on U.S.-based individuals violates the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, a federal judge has ruled. “To countenance this practice would convert Section 702 into

Rubio Says State Department Focused on Border, Energy, Curbing Censorship

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The new secretary of state also promised to reward ‘performance and merit,’ including within the State Department ranks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled his key priorities under the new Trump administration on Jan. 22 while vowing to build a more “innovative, nimble, and focused” State Department as part of efforts to advance the national

Trump Pauses Federal Offshore Wind Leases, Calls for Review of Wind Projects on Federal Land

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During the pause, federal officials will review the effects of wind projects on wildlife and consider whether wind energy is viable without federal subsidies. President Donald Trump ordered a halt to new leases and permits for wind projects on his first day back in the White House. In addition to temporarily suspending leases in the