White House Budget Director Russell Vought told senators Thursday that the White House is still working on a request to send Congress to fund the military conflict with Iran, which is estimated to cost more than $10 billion per week. Asked by Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) about when the White House will…
Read MoreA Trump appointee to the federal Commission of Fine Arts proposed adding three arches to the nation’s capital instead of one, alleging that it aligns with the original L’Enfant plan for the city. Rodney Mims Cook Jr. has been helping President Trump prepare for America 250 celebrations by sharing architectural input on the new developments…
Read MoreBeijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has met the city’s No 2 official and finance chief in the capital to discuss alignment with the national 15th five-year plan, as the government prepares to draw up its own inaugural blueprint by the end of the year. The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office…
Read MoreNational Public Radio is getting a new injection of funding from private donors months after President Trump’s administration pulled federal dollars from the public broadcaster. NPR announced Thursday a total of more than $113 million in philanthropic investments — including the largest gift by a living donor in its history, for what it is calling a…
Read MoreDonald Trump may be forced to throw Pete Hegseth under the bus for the Iran war fiasco, as his talking points are not sticking with voters and his own supporters.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lamented a breakdown in civility among younger generations with ideological differences, raising concerns during a public appearance Wednesday that it will “infect” the judiciary. While speaking at the University of Texas at Austin, a student asked Thomas to reflect on his past comments detailing friendships among the justices in the wake of today’s increasingly polarized climate. “When…
Read MoreMore Senate Democrats than ever voted to halt arms sales and military bulldozers to Israel as a protest against President Donald Trump's war in Iran.
Read MoreRep. Boebert announces effort to cancel pensions for former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales after both resigned from Congress.
Read MoreWhether it is punitive tariffs, aggressive immigration tactics or ill-conceived military actions, Congress has been remarkably obsequious in permitting President Trump to do anything he wishes — even when such actions blatantly violate the Constitution. The Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (R-La.), is ultimately responsible for such permissiveness.
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