Trump vowed to make the economy better on Day 1. Now, he says the US is in ‘transition’

by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Politics

Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Then-candidate Donald Trump, at a campaign rally last August as the 2024 race for the White House was heating up, made a promise to voters to quickly bring economic relief if elected.”Starting on Day 1, we...

DOJ pardon attorney says she was removed after dispute over Mel Gibson’s gun rights

by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Politics

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A top official leading the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney said she was fired from her post one day after refusing to recommend that actor Mel Gibson’s access to firearms be restored,...

Vice President JD Vance urges GOP to fall in line as shutdown looms

by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As nearly a dozen House Republicans remain undecided, Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday urged House Republicans to get on board and support the GOP-led government funding bill, according to several...

Johnson says ‘we’ll have the votes’ on key GOP spending bill as shutdown looms

by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are slated to vote Tuesday on their spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, that would fund the government at current levels through Sept. 30, 2025, and Speaker Mike Johnson...

House plans vote on GOP spending bill as Trump lobbies Republican holdouts

by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are slated to vote Tuesday on their spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, that would fund the government at current levels through Sept. 30, 2025.In the absence of...

It’s ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official

by admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Before a judge halted the takeover in February, President Donald Trump’s administration was planning to fire the overwhelming majority of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and then fulfill the...