Who is Elissa Slotkin, who’s giving Democrats’ response to Trump’s address to Congress?

by admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Politics

Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will deliver a joint address to Congress on Tuesday evening during which he’ll no doubt try to highlight the ways he is delivering on the “mandate” that he and Republicans say they were...

Trump will face dozens of fired bureaucrats at joint address Tuesday

by admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Politics

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — At his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump is expected to face dozens of civil servants fired from their positions across the executive branch as congressional...

DOGE says it’s saved $105 billion, though it’s backtracked on some of its earlier claims

by admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Politics

Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The website of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency provided its third weekly update of federal government cost-cutting Sunday night, claiming total government savings of $105...

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon confirmed as secretary of education

by admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Politics

Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45.Four senators — Republicans Cynthia Lummis and Shelley Moore Capito...

Senate Democrats slam Social Security job cuts, attack Musk calling it ‘Ponzi scheme’

by admin | Mar 4, 2025 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Democratic leaders stood in support of Social Security benefits on Monday in the wake of the Social Security Administration’s announcement it’s planning to cut 7,000 jobs as part of...

Some Republican lawmakers increase calls against gay marriage SCOTUS ruling

by admin | Mar 3, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.Idaho legislators began the trend in January when the state House and...