The Senate in a 56-42 vote on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Three Democrats, Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), and Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), joined all Republicans in supporting Zeldin’s nomination. President Donald Trump tapped Zeldin shortly after his election victory in November, calling the former New
President Trump expected to sign order freeing up funding for school choice President Trump expected to sign order freeing up funding for school choice 01:45 President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order that prioritizes and frees up federal funding for school choice programs, directing the Secretaries of Education and Labor to “review their respective
The former New York congressman will lead the agency whose budget and scope the Trump administration is certain to slash. Former New York congressman Lee Zeldin has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which, under President Donald Trump, is expected to see a significant slash in regulatory oversight and
Menendez’s wife Nadine Menendez was also indicted, and she is scheduled to be put on trial on March 18. Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted in a corruption trial. Menendez, who was in Congress for 31 years, was found guilty last July for accepting
NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday afternoon in a Lower Manhattan court. Menendez, 71, was convicted last July on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors had been calling for Menendez to serve 15 years, citing “the seriousness of the defendants’ crimes, the
‘It’s not inflationary,’ Lutnick told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing. Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Commerce Department, endorsed across-the-board tariffs to correct unfair global trade during his Jan. 29 confirmation hearing. After returning to the White House more than a week ago, Trump has yet to outline his tariff plans. Since
ICE has already detained thousands of illegal immigrants since Trump’s inauguration Democratic strategist Jenna Arnold voiced a concern Tuesday over the Trump administration’s mass deportations: How will Americans get blueberries? “I can’t wait until American women can’t get blueberries for their smoothies,” Arnold said on CNN NewsNight. “I cannot wait until there is a full