Senate Finance Committee advances RFK Jr.’s nomination to be Trump’s health secretary

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump.The panel voted along...

‘Paid administrative hell’: Some Department of Education staff put on leave after Trump’s DEI reversal

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Dozens of Department of Education employees received letters as business hours closed Friday placing them on administrative leave, according to a copy of one letter obtained by ABC News.While no specific reason...

Marco Rubio says El Salvador’s president agrees to house US criminals in his country’s jails

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Mark Schiefelbein / POOL AP / AFP(WASHINGTON) — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and said the Central American nation has agreed to not only take in deported foreign nationals who committed crimes —...

Trump to hold private dinner with Republican senators at Mar-A-Lago on Friday

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is continuing his outreach to Senate Republicans — critical to advancing his Cabinet nominees and aggressive agenda.ABC News has exclusively obtained an invitation sent to GOP senators and...

Trump order to dismantle the education department in the works, sources say

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump could soon sign an executive order directing the secretary of education to dismantle the federal Department of Education, according to sources briefed on drafts of the order that have circulated...