Top blue-state Republican launches comprehensive DOGE effort, with a twist

A top Republican in the Pennsylvania legislature is drafting plans for a Department of Government Efficiency modeled after the work of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and congressional DOGE lawmakers, but with one major difference. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Gettysburg, said in a Tuesday interview his plan entails PA DOGE being a legislative branch project, … Read more

Bipartisan bill promises more resources at ports to fight fentanyl smuggling, speed up wait times

As drug smuggling attempts persist at ports of entry along the southern border, a bipartisan duo in the House of Representatives is proposing legislation to make it easier for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to do their jobs.  H.R. 1924, the Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act, would make sure image technicians … Read more

Outcry as White House starts dictating which journalists can access Trump

Fox News correspondent among those to decry move that journalists say will ‘tear at independence of a free press’ The Trump administration announced it will take control of the White House press pool, stripping the independent White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) of its longstanding role in deciding which journalists have access to the president in … Read more