news2shortsHouse Republicans’ mammoth budget reconciliation bill is in peril on Monday evening with at least two GOP lawmakers threatening to vote against it. House GOP leaders are hoping to hold a vote Tuesday on a vast bill advancing President Donald Trump’s priorities on the border, defense, taxes, and energy. But at least two House Republicans … Read more
A handful of President Donald Trump administration officials are publicly listing their top accomplishments for the previous work week following Department of Government Efficiency Chair (DOGE) Elon Musk announcing federal employees must provide a bullet-point list of work successes before midnight on Monday or risk losing their jobs. “Mr. President, 5 things I did last … Read more
Protesters filled the Iowa state capitol as House lawmakers began fast-tracking a bill that would remove civil rights protections for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order against the White House for denying The Associated Press full access in covering the administration, asking for a fuller briefing before making a decision.
Responses to the Elon Musk-directed email to government employees about what work they’d accomplished are expected to be fed into an artificial intelligence system to determine whether those jobs are necessary or not, according to three sources with knowledge of the system.
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes after emails from the Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Musk caused widespread confusion.
Irish leaders will skip St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S. this year to protest President Donald Trump calling for the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are an opportunity for Irish leaders to reinforce diplomatic relations abroad, particularly in the U.S., where the annual trip to Washington, D.C., commemorates the historic … Read more
Wyoming woman still in hospital while Ohio man released after facing ‘respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms’ Two people, in Wyoming and Ohio, have been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a routine flu update on Friday. The person from Wyoming is still in hospital, while the … Read more
A Virginia state delegate who compared DOGE cuts to the Holocaust was lambasted by a GOP leader who called the remarks “utterly insensitive and hyperbolic.” State Del. Joshua Cole, D-Fredericksburg, invoked a famous Holocaust-related quote from a reformed German clergyman who once identified with the Nazi Party during a hearing last week. House Minority Leader … Read more
Holt to step down as anchor as Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart, whose shows also canceled, to remain at MSNBC NBC’s Lester Holt is stepping down as anchor of its Nightly News show, and MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin is stepping down from a similar role at his namesake weekend evening show as the liberal networks’ owners … Read more
