Senate set for confirmation vote on Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department

The Senate is set for a Thursday confirmation vote for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.  The upper chamber voted to advance Burgum’s nomination to a confirmation vote on Wednesday by a 78–20 margin.  Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January, … Read more

‘I won’t regret this’: young women turn to sterilization as Trump intensifies war on reproductive rights

Women under 30 are sharing information about permanent contraception – including lists of doctors who won’t give them a hard time about getting the procedure Madison Clark did not celebrate when Donald Trump won the 2024 election. But one thought gave her solace: “At least I don’t have to worry about having a baby.” In … Read more

Trump issues statement on DC crash: ‘May God bless their souls’

President Trump released a statement on the deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington D.C. Wednesday night, thanking first responders. Later writing on social media, “The lights were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn… why didn’t the control tower … Read more