news2shortsLawmakers and state officials say portals inaccessible for one of largest health insurance programs in US Medicaid payment portals are down following the Trump administration’s decision to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding, an effort by the new president to root out “wokeness” in the federal government, multiple sources have reported. A health insurance … Read more
The White House on Tuesday clarified that all the illegal immigrants arrested by federal immigration authorities in recent days “are criminals,” as far as the Trump administration is concerned. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was taking questions during her first press briefing since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last week when … Read more
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday defended the legality of President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of at least 17 inspectors general, telling reporters that the administration is confident that the oustings, ordered across nearly every major federal agency, would survive any potential challenges in court. Speaking to reporters for the first time from … Read more
Memo says social security and Medicare are excluded but congressional Democrats express ‘extreme alarm’ US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has ordered a pause on all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, potentially upending programs relied upon by millions of Americans while also quickly earning his second presidential administration a lawsuit. … Read more
Man found with knife and two molotov cocktails planned to kill Mike Johnson and Seth Hegseth, prosecutors say A man arrested in Washington DC near the US Capitol building on Monday with a folding knife and two molotov cocktails intended to kill the prominent politicians Mike Johnson, Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent, federal prosecutors have … Read more
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Matthew Memoli sought to clarify the extent of the Trump administration’s freeze on communications and other functions within the Health and Human Services Department, which has raised concern among agency officials and lawmakers. Memoli’s memo, sent Monday to leaders across the NIH’s more than two dozen centers and … Read more
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that foreign nationals attempting to enter the U.S. illegally are not welcome under President Donald Trump’s administration. “So to foreign nationals who are thinking about trying to illegally enter the United States, think again,” Leavitt told reporters Tuesday at the White House press briefing. “Under this president, you … Read more
In welcome remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Kristi Noem detailed the extent of the agency’s jurisdiction, saying, “Virtually, I tell people, we have jurisdiction over everything. And we will exercise all legal authorities that we have to protect this country, because it is the only last light of freedom left.”
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has floated the idea of the U.S. green-lighting private parties to target drug cartels for profit. The senator laid out the proposal in posts on X. “Letters of marque and reprisal are government-issued commissions that authorize private citizens (privateers) to perform acts that would otherwise be considered piracy, like attacking enemy … Read more
First lady’s corporate black-and-white shoot is reminiscent of The Apprentice or House of Cards At first glance, the official portrait of the returning Flotus – soft power stance, crisp, unbuttoned Dolce & Gabbana tux, the Washington monument soaring behind her – scans so neatly with the returning administration that you’d be hard pushed to find … Read more
