Reporter’s Notebook: Senate Republicans brace for tough lunch with Trump amid legislative clashes

Hope they have Maalox and Pepto-Bismol on hand when President Donald Trump visits Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Republicans over lunch. Senate GOP Steering Committee Chairman and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., invited Trump for the luncheon Wednesday. Some Senate Republicans may wonder if they’re the ones on the menu. Both Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., … Read more

Obama-appointed judge torpedoes Trump’s bid to fight obesity as White House warns it won’t be ‘final say’

An Obama-appointed judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort on Monday to let a handful of states ban SNAP recipients from using food stamps to buy soda, candy and other sugary products. “Amid a chronic disease epidemic, President Trump was elected with a resounding mandate to Make America Healthy Again,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told … Read more

Trump signs landmark executive order investing in quantum computing and cryptography security

President Donald Trump announced a pair of executive orders investing in quantum computing Monday, moving forward an unprecedented partnership between government and industry while simultaneously moving to secure the U.S. from cryptographic threats. The first executive order, titled “Ushering In The Next Frontier Of Quantum Innovation,” outlined a strategy to update the National Quantum Strategy … Read more

Iran war’s price tag hits $80B — more than double what Congress was told

The Trump administration is prepping a long-awaited, multibillion-dollar request to resupply munitions drained during the Iran war as Congress wrestles with another eye-popping funding request from the Pentagon.  The Pentagon is expected to request roughly $80 billion in supplemental funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran, a source familiar confirmed to Fox … Read more