US Spy Chief Gabbard Starts Task Force to Investigate Intelligence Community

Her statement said the group will also work in concert with the Department of Government Efficiency. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she is setting up a task force to cut costs and root out what she said is “weaponization” of the government. In a statement on Tuesday, Gabbard said that the task force

Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, increases China tariffs to 125%

President Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on most of his new tariffs, and a lowering of the “reciprocal tariff” rate to 10%, effective immediately, he said on Truth Social.  The U.S. stock market surged immediately after the president’s announcement. At the same time, the president said he’s increasing the tariff rate on goods imported

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let It Fire Labor Board Members

Biden appointees Gwynne Wilcox of National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of Merit Systems Protection Board were fired soon after Trump took office. The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on April 9 asking it to suspend lower court rulings that prevented the president from firing members of independent

Congressional Dems See Approval Rating Sink: Poll

Cygnal survey shows 5-point favorability lead for congressional Rs, but tariff-related warning signs loom Chuck Schumer (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) Congressional Democrats remain in the dumps with voters nationally as they grapple with President Donald Trump’s opening months in office, according to a new poll. The fresh survey figures from research company Cygnal show that 55

Appeals Court Clears Trump Admin to Resume Mass Terminations of Newer Workers

The court said state attorneys general who sued over the firings don’t have standing. An appeals court on April 9 lifted a court order requiring 20 federal agencies to reinstate newer workers they had fired, clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume mass terminations. The federal judge who entered the order appears

US Will Deny Visas, Green Cards Over Anti-Semitic Social Media Activity, Trump Admin Says

‘You are not welcome here,’ DHS tells anti-Semites, terrorists Donald Trump (Adam Gray/Getty Images), Columbia protest (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will start using “antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals” as grounds to deny green cards, student visas, and other immigration benefits. Effective immediately,