Republicans block Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access government data

by admin | Feb 5, 2025 | Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Elon Musk continues to dismantle government agencies, threaten workers with layoffs and gain access to government data, congressional Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democratic efforts to...

Democrats slam Trump’s ‘insane’ Gaza plan as supportive Republicans await details

by admin | Feb 5, 2025 | Politics

Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Democrats are outraged over President Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” and rebuild Gaza — calling the plan everything from “horrifying” to “ethnic...

Democrats threaten to obstruct Trump’s agenda over Musk’s DOGE efforts

by admin | Feb 5, 2025 | Politics

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn(WASHINGTON) — Democratic lawmakers continue to protest tech billionaire Elon Musk’s sweeping influence over government decisions and material, with protests, proposed legislation and other attempts to obstruct President...

Judge to consider future of Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship

by admin | Feb 5, 2025 | Politics

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Maryland is set to consider whether President Donald Trump will be able to redefine the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment to exclude the children of undocumented immigrants from birthright...

Senate Republicans defend Musk’s moves but downplay his influence

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led by Elon Musk. But some lawmakers downplayed the billionaire’s...

Lawsuit filed by transgender young adults, teens against Trump executive order

by admin | Feb 4, 2025 | Politics

Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Transgender young adults and families with transgender youth filed a legal challenge Tuesday against an executive order from the Trump administration that restricts gender-affirming care for transgender...