Trump’s plan for a triumphal arch gets initial green light from federal panel
The Commission of Fine Arts approved early designs for the project, which would be twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial and almost the same as the Capitol.
Democratic primary challengers stockpile cash, putting House incumbents on defense
Candidates looking to take down sitting members of Congress in primaries are stockpiling cash as their races heat up, according to fundraising reports filed Wednesday — and it’s Democratic lawmakers who are mostly on defense.
4 takeaways from the new campaign finance filings: From the Politics Desk
Scores of new fundraising reports filed this week are shedding new light on the battle for control of Congress and on fast-approaching primaries as both parties grapple with generational and ideological divides.
RFK Jr and podcast guest suggest food is affordable in the US – despite rising costs
Health secretary and chef Robert Irvine claim Americans could eat healthier and more cheaply if they shopped better Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The first episode of the new Secretary Kennedy Podcast, produced by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), opens with … Read more
US House approves bill to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations
Rare rebuke of Trump’s mass deportation agenda, enabled by small group of Republican defectors, to last three years Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations for three years, a rare bipartisan rebuke … Read more
RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing
Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over ‘terrible decisions’ on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programs US politics – latest updates Vaccines and public health dominated a frequently contentious hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday before the US House ways and means committee. Kennedy, the controversial health secretary and a longtime … Read more
Tiger Woods mentioned drones over home and car, ‘president’ in remarks after crash, filing shows
Filing details remarks about drones over home Woods said he spoke to ‘the president’ after crash Prosecutors seek access to prescription records Tiger Woods told police he had taken multiple prescription medications, including Vicodin, on the day of a crash that led to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to court … Read more
Trump nominates Dr Erica Schwartz, ex-deputy surgeon general, as CDC director
Schwartz was deputy surgeon general under Trump’s first administration and is a rear admiral in the US Coast Guard Donald Trump has selected Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing to an end a months-long search for a permanent head of the troubled public health agency. Trump revealed his … Read more
House bucks Trump, votes to shield Haitian immigrants from potential deportation
The House passed legislation that would reinstate temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the U.S., breaking with President Donald Trump on immigration.
House Republicans defy Trump to shield Haitians from deportation
A group of House Republicans defied President Donald Trump on Thursday to support shielding more than 350,000 Haitian nationals from deportation. Ten GOP lawmakers joined Democrats and one independent to approve legislation that would allow Haitians to be eligible for the temporary protected status (TPS) program for another three years. Those Republicans included Reps. Mike … Read more