PBS Hires Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm Amid GOP Threats To Scrap Budget

PBS has hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to the Trump administration, amid Republican threats to scrap federal funding for the public news outlet. Ballard Partners will lobby for PBS on “advocacy related to funding,” according to lobbying disclosures filed with Congress on Tuesday. Brian Ballard, the firm’s founder, is registered as one of

Republican Randy Fine Wins Election to Replace Former Rep. Mike Waltz

The victory gives Republicans one additional seat in Congress, bringing their majority to 219–213. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Republican state Sen. Randy Fine beat Democrat Joshua Weil in Florida’s 6th Congressional District in a special election on Tuesday to replace Michael Waltz, who is now President Donald Trump’s national security adviser. Fine’s win, which increases the GOP’s

Cruz’s advice for marathon Senate speech: “Nothing in, nothing out”

Booker’s marathon Trump protest continues Booker says he’ll speak on Senate floor as long as he physically can in Trump protest 03:38 As Sen. Cory Booker delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor in protest of President Trump’s policies, questions emerged about how the New Jersey Democrat was surviving the feat of endurance without

Trump Admin to Freeze Some Funding for Planned Parenthood

Health and Human Services says it is evaluating the organization and others to make sure they have not violated their grant agreements. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has halted Title X government funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s top abortion provider. Title X provides funding for “natural family planning methods, infertility services,

Watch Live: Booker breaks record with marathon 24-hour speech on Senate floor

Washington — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is delivering a record-breaking marathon speech on the Senate floor, which started Monday evening and has continued into the evening Tuesday, in a protest of the Trump administration’s policies. The speech now marks the longest on Senate record, surpassing Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour and 18 minute address in 1957.