WASHINGTON — House Republicans are moving to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk. The package to be voted on Thursday targets foreign aid programs and the Corporation … Read more
The White House on Wednesday attempted to clarify President Donald Trump’s threat the day before to use “heavy force” against “any” protesters at the military parade this weekend in Washington celebrating the Army‘s 250th anniversary. “The president supports peaceful protests,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a White House briefing after Trump on Tuesday … Read more
California has sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy troops to Los Angeles. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains the laws governing the use of American troops on U.S. soil. Source link
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is attacking Biden-era policies aimed at limiting air and climate pollution from power plants, part of a broader bid to … Read more
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a stark warning about the threat of nuclear war in a video posted to her personal account on X, marking a sharp contrast with past comments made by former President Donald Trump on the same topic. Gabbard, who recently visited Hiroshima, Japan, reflected on the devastation and “haunting … Read more
I’m writing this on a plane back to Washington, DC, from a conference in the Bay Area, the land of tomorrow. While the conference wasn’t about AI, this is the Bay Area, and thus roughly 90 percent of conversations were about AI. It is hard to overstate the scale of the gap between the cultures … Read more
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is “absolutely right” to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as protests over against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue — and sided with the president’s criticism of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding that the California governor … Read more
Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican endorsed last month by President Trump, easily won his party’s nomination on Tuesday to run for governor of New Jersey in November. With about 90 percent of the estimated vote reported, Mr. Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman competing for governor for the third time, was leading his two main opponents, State … Read more
President Donald Trump can’t stop using — and abusing — his legal authority to block the entry of noncitizens into the country. When he issued a travel ban on citizens of Muslim-majority countries early in his first term, he did so by invoking Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows him to … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Donald Trump is relishing all this, flaming every target in sight – or trying to put out fires in Los Angeles – as a president who loves being at war. Elon Musk, clearly missing the spotlight, is using X as a weapon, calling for his former pal’s … Read more