Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at...

‘Tremendous mistake’: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Schumer over GOP funding plan vote

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown “a...

Trump to make rare visit to Department of Justice following dismissal of his historic prosecutions

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday — a move that comes as he has sought to assert control over the nation’s top law-enforcement agency that brought two historic...

Dr. Oz, Trump’s nominee to lead Medicaid and Medicare, to face Senate grilling

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, faces a confirmation hearing Friday before the Senate Finance Committee.Oz, a doctor and former...

Top lawyer at IRS removed amid DOGE push for taxpayer information: Sources

by admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is removing the Internal Revenue Service’s top attorney, according to two sources familiar with the move, amid an internal debate over sharing confidential taxpayer information with other...