DOGE slashes key housing inspection contract, putting some low-income families at risk

by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Politics

(WASHINGTON) — A contract to inspect low-income and other assisted housing for gas leaks, faulty smoke detectors and other life-threatening deficiencies was terminated by the Trump administration in February as part of its cost-cutting efforts, according to a...

Democrats hammer Trump for his weekend of golf as stocks tumble

by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Politics

Lauren Sopourn/Getty Images(JUPITER, FL) — As markets braced for another meltdown triggered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Democrats hammered the president for spending the weekend golfing rather than responding to Americans’ fears...

Speaker Johnson cuts deal with Rep. Luna over parental proxy voting

by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Politics

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna say they have cut a deal to end the fight over proxy voting for new parents, which will re-open the House floor after nearly a week of...

Trump’s top economic adviser says 50 countries have reached out to negotiate tariffs

by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Politics

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Sunday, refuting the idea they will cost American consumers more.“So, the fact is, the countries are angry and retaliating and,...

Sen. Booker: Biggest mistake Democratic Party has made is ‘not centering people enough’

by admin | Apr 7, 2025 | Politics

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The biggest mistake Democrats have made is “not centering people enough” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said Sunday.“A lot of people voted for Donald Trump because they trusted him and didn’t trust that Democrats could deliver for them,”...

DOJ places attorney on leave after struggling in Maryland migrant case

by admin | Apr 5, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has placed on indefinite paid leave the attorney who argued on behalf of the government on Friday in a lawsuit brought by a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador in error, sources familiar...