Trump signs executive action targeting law firm representing former special counsel Jack Smith

by admin | Feb 26, 2025 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive action Tuesday targeting a prominent law firm that represents former special counsel Jack Smith. The memo strips Smith’s attorney of his security clearance as well as any...

USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from Washington, D.C., office

by admin | Feb 26, 2025 | Politics

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump’s administration guts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), former federal workers are being told to say goodbye to their desks — and to do so quickly.USAID...

Musk’s whirlwind approach sparks rift in the White House and in Trump’s orbit: Sources

by admin | Feb 25, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When billionaire Elon Musk posted on X last weekend that all federal employees would soon receive an email demanding details of their work from the past week, senior White House officials — who had not been fully...

Budget vote in jeopardy as Johnson plays Republican whack-a-mole

by admin | Feb 25, 2025 | Politics

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans remain divided over the budget blueprint to jumpstart the process to advance Trump’s agenda, putting a vote planned for Tuesday evening in jeopardy as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to rally his...

After getting an earful from constituents, GOP reps have a message for Trump

by admin | Feb 25, 2025 | Politics

Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After facing angry questions from constituents at a town hall last week, Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick is back on Capitol Hill with a new message for Elon Musk and the Department of Government...

Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row

by admin | Feb 25, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Carter/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that an Oklahoma man convicted of murder, Richard Glossip — who has been scheduled for execution nine times and served his “last meal” three times — must now...