news2shortsDespite not being the president, Elon Musk stands accused of usurping three presidential powers through his Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to cut costs and downsize the scope of the federal government. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., appeared Sunday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” and he was asked if Republicans have joined him and other … Read more
Sen. Dick Durbin accused Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick for FBI director, of secretly orchestrating the firings of FBI officials.
President Donald Trump has found an ally in the Senate, at least on his plan to stop creating new pennies. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., came out in support of Trump’s latest proposal on Tuesday, calling it a “common sense move.” The Democrat represents a battleground state that both she and Trump won in 2024. SCOOP: … Read more
Paul Martin, an independent inspector general and Biden appointee, warned of drastic effects of shuttering USAid Donald Trump reportedly fired the federal watchdog responsible for overseeing the US Agency for International Development (USAid) on Tuesday, one day after the independent inspector general issued a damning report detailing the impact of the president’s sudden dismantling of … Read more
Peter Navarro’s comments to US media, which follow president’s 25% tariff announcement, were shared on an official Trump administration account on X Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Donald Trump’s trade adviser claims Australia is “crushing” and “killing” America’s manufacturing sector … Read more
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that courts must use their “soft power” to persuade people to comply with rulings on contentious issues.
FIRST ON FOX: Three leaders at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, Fox News Digital confirmed. The Office of Management and Budget’s Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta placed Lorelei Salas, the CFPB’s supervision director, and Eric Halperin, the agency’s enforcement chief, and Zixta Martinez, the agency’s deputy director, on … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday that some Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees who worked on “mis-, dis-, and malinformation” were put on administrative leave. In a statement to Scripps News, DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote CISA needs to “refocus on its mission,” starting with election security. “The agency is … Read more
Key presidential ally, whose agency has operated in secrecy, also makes claim – without evidence – of fraud at USAid Elon Musk claimed in the Oval Office on Tuesday that his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was providing maximum transparency as it bulldozed its way through the federal government, remarks at odds with the … Read more
The White House has fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Fox News has learned. USAID Inspector General Paul Martin was fired Tuesday, though rather than coming from USAID acting administrator and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the firing reportedly came from the White House Office of Presidential Personnel. The … Read more
