‘We all are going to die’: Sen. Ernst defends Trump’s bill amid concerns about Medicaid cuts

by admin | May 30, 2025 | Politics

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst faced a number of agitated constituents at a town hall on Friday who expressed concerns that the Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid under their major legislative effort to advance President...

Biden says ‘I feel good’ and ‘optimistic’ in 1st public comments about cancer treatment

by admin | May 30, 2025 | Politics

FILE/Bruce Glikas/WireImage(WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden, after delivering his first public remarks since his office announced last month that he had been diagnosed with ‘aggressive” prostate cancer, told reporters on Friday that he was...

Trump taps former right-wing podcast host Paul Ingrassia for key watchdog post

by admin | May 30, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Trump announced Thursday night that he was tapping Paul Ingrassia, a former far-right podcast host, to lead the Office of Special Counsel — an independent watchdog agency empowered to investigate federal...

Trump to celebrate ‘partnership’ between US Steel and Nippon Steel, a merger he once opposed

by admin | May 30, 2025 | Politics

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(PITTSBURGH) — President Donald Trump on Friday visits Pittsburgh to celebrate what he says is a “planned partnership” between U.S. Steel and the Japanese company Nippon Steel, after previously opposing a merger.Trump is set...

FBI investigating attempts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles

by admin | May 30, 2025 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The FBI is investigating mysterious texts and calls from someone reaching out to governors, members of Congress and others who has claimed to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, sources familiar with the matter...