- March 19, 2025
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, gets his Senate hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, has been a daytime TV talk show host and a candidate for Senate. He’s pictured in September 2024 in
Trump plans to visit the DOJ Friday, a rare move for a president
Trump plans to visit the DOJ Friday, a rare move for a president President Trump is going to the Department of Justice to deliver a
Convicted Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstruction of justice, calls himself ‘proud patriot’
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member convicted of leaking highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, used his court-martial Thursday to describe
Second judge orders Trump admin to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings
A second judge late Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers who were let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. In
DOGE says 239 contracts canceled over 2 days, including a grant to teach trans farmers about ‘food justice’
Over a two-day period, 239 “wasteful” contracts with a “ceiling value” of $1.7 billion have been terminated, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said Thursday,
Trump salutes ‘fearless’ military, police dogs on K-9 Veterans Day: ‘canine courage’
President Donald Trump on Thursday saluted the heroic canines who “defend our citizens and our homeland.” National K-9 Veterans Day is an annual March 13
Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats
We learned something on Capitol Hill this week. House Republicans can pass a government funding bill without Democratic assistance. Barely. 217-213. Republicans could only lose
Chuck Schumer votes to keep government open: ‘For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, warning that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans and