Senate GOP Plows Ahead With Budget Plan After Trump Backs Rival House Version

The Senate plans to pass a budget resolution that would entail two reconciliation bills. President Donald Trump, by contrast, says he only wants one bill. WASHINGTON—The Republican Conference of the U.S. Senate will proceed with its own budget plan to fund President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives, even after Trump himself rejected the plan on Feb.

Can Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Revive US Manufacturing Dominance?

The president’s steel tariffs, particularly as they target China, are ‘100 percent necessary,’ says one manufacturing expert. President Donald Trump recently imposed 25 percent steel and aluminum tariffs to restore fairness in global trade and protect domestic producers. The United States’ dependence on manufacturing as a source of growth has waned over the years. Today,

‘Serious Conflicts of Interest’: Biden EPA Official Oversaw $5B Grant to His Former Employer

The senior Biden administration official tasked with directing former President Joe Biden’s $27 billion climate grant program oversaw a $5 billion grant from the program to his former employer, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Jahi Wise joined the Environmental Protection Agency in December 2022 as the founding director of the newly created Greenhouse Gas

Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to pause order blocking birthright order

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause a lower court ruling that blocked the president’s executive order seeking to terminate birthright citizenship. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined an emergency request from the Justice Department that sought to pause a lower-court judge’s order. Four separate judges have blocked

Nearly 2 Dozen Trinitarios Gang Members Arrested in Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said this latest enforcement ends the gang’s ’reign of terror’ in the state. Nearly two dozen members of a violent transnational gang were arrested and charged in Massachusetts, federal authorities announced Feb. 19. Twenty-two alleged Trinitarios gang members face various federal charges including racketeering conspiracy in connection with several murders,

Former CDC Director Redfield Urges RFK Jr. to Boost Vaccine Research

Dr. Robert Redfield and Del Bigtree, founder of Informed Consent Action Network, discussed Kennedy’s vaccine research plans at a Feb. 19 health care event. Dr. Robert Redfield, who served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during President Donald Trump’s first term, called for more vaccine research in his address at