news2shortsThe Trump administration has rescinded an order attempting to put a widespread freeze on federal aid spending. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports from Capitol Hill on the order and the initial confusion it caused.
Howard Lutnick testified at his US Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination to head commerce department US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s nominee to run the commerce department, Howard Lutnick, said on Wednesday that Canada and Mexico can avoid looming US tariffs if they act swiftly to close their borders to fentanyl, while … Read more
It didn’t take long for the confirmation hearing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to turn contentious as Senate Democrats grilled him. The verbal fireworks exploded minutes into the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday, the first of two straight days … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a flurry of intense questions about his past stances on health issues, such as abortions, vaccines and Medicaid, during his Senate confirmation hearing.
President Donald Trump is expected to order a law enforcement crackdown on antisemitism on college campuses, including removing pro-Hamas activists with student visas from the country, Fox News has learned. Trump’s directive gives all federal agencies a 60-day window to identify civil and criminal authorities available to combat antisemitism and deport anti-Jewish activists who broke … Read more
Phyllis Fong had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her on Friday Security agents escorted the inspector general of the US Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. … Read more
Health secretary nominee once identified as ‘pro-choice’ but said he agrees with Trump ‘every abortion is a tragedy’ Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary, faced questions about his flip-flopping on reproductive rights in a US Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Kennedy identified as “pro-choice” during his presidential campaign as a Democrat, … Read more
Morally indignant Senate Democrats piled on President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze Wednesday, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announcing a coordinated response with Democratic governors to come. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo on Monday issuing a pause on all federal grants and loans aiming to eradicate “wokeness” and the … Read more
New law mandates detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, among other provisions US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, marking the first legislative win for his administration’s hardline immigration agenda since he took office earlier this month. The legislation mandates the detention of undocumented immigrants … Read more
President’s move has convulsed Washington in a manner arguably unseen since the Saturday Night Massacre of 1973 For its potential to provoke a constitutional crisis, Donald Trump’s attempted freezing of trillions of dollars of federal funds – rescinded on Wednesday in what appeared to be a panicked retreat in the face of an angry backlash … Read more
