news2shortsMinority leader says a shutdown would hand Trump and Musk a ‘carte blanche’. Plus, JD Vance booed at Washington concert Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, has announced he will vote for a Republican funding bill to avert a government shutdown, saying … Read more
President’s changes to student loan programs leave millions facing higher payments and uncertainty over relief options Many of the nearly 43 million Americans who have federal student loan debt are seeing their carefully budgeted monthly payments soar amid Donald Trump’s overhaul of education in the United States. In the last few weeks, the Trump administration … Read more
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, will face questions in front of the Senate Committee on Finance Friday morning. Following the hearing, the committee will schedule a vote to send Oz’s nomination to the full Senate, where approval is likely, considering the Republican majority. If confirmed, … Read more
‘Department of government efficiency’ to terminate 793 leases as poll says 60% of voters disapprove of Musk agency US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump and Elon Musk face increasing headwinds in their attempt to brutally slash federal budgets and staffing, after two judges ruled against the firing of probationary employees by Musk’s so-called … Read more
Soldier Edan Alexander could be released along with remains of four other Israeli-US nationals, but unclear what Hamas will ask for in return Hamas has said it is ready to free an Israeli-US soldier held hostage in Gaza and hand over the remains of four other Israeli-US nationals in what may be a breakthrough in … Read more
Twelve people taken to hospital with minor injuries after flight forced to divert about 30 minutes after takeoff An American Airlines flight heading from Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth was forced to divert about 30 minutes after takeoff to make an emergency landing at Denver on Thursday evening, whereupon one of the plane’s engines dramatically … Read more
Lawyers demand in updated lawsuit that Columbia University graduate student be released from custody Mahmoud Khalil felt as though he was being kidnapped when he was handcuffed and shackled and rushed from New York to immigration detention in Louisiana last weekend, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit demanding that the Columbia University graduate student … Read more
The North Dakota Senate rejected a measure that would have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is moving to have federal funds blocked to any state or local area that enacts policies regarding slavery reparations. It comes in response to Washington’s new reparations task force, expected to be formed this year after the Democrat-controlled city council approved it in its budget last year, … Read more
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A group of U.S. military veterans that formed to respond to the crisis at the southern border has continued its work, even as President Donald Trump has largely followed through on promises to stem the flow of illegal crossings. “As a country, we were going quietly into the night,” Kate … Read more
