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...

Judge wants to hear from top Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official about the agency’s dismantling

by admin | Mar 3, 2025 | Politics

Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge wants to hear directly from one of the top officials at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to learn if the Trump administration is unlawfully gutting the agency or just trying to streamline...

How to watch, stream Trump’s address to the joint session of Congress

by admin | Mar 3, 2025 | Politics

Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday — his first speech to Congress of his second term.His speech will be his fifth public address before a joint session of...

Klobuchar says she was ‘appalled’ by Trump and Zelenskyy shouting match

by admin | Mar 2, 2025 | Politics

ABC NewsSen. Amy Klobuchar backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday after the volatile White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday, saying she “just couldn’t believe” how Friday’s meeting unfolded..The Minnesota Democrat told...