Politics
FEMA employees did avoid pro-Trump homes last year, investigation finds
Some FEMA employees did skip over homes that had pro-Trump campaign signs last year after being instructed to do so by a supervisor, according to the results of a...
Defense chief Hegseth said he would welcome Elon Musk's DOGE analysts at the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he's been in touch with Elon Musk and would welcome his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency financial analysts going through the books at the...
Trump’s War on Paper Straws Is About Much More Than Straws
The president and his party are laying claim to a political monopoly on convenience and consumer choice. Source link
Red states launch DOGE efforts to purge wasteful spending
Eight red states from Iowa to Texas started versions of President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency to stop wasteful spending -- while politicians on each side of the aisle...
Speaker Johnson backs Trump's flexing of executive power, says it's the judges who are out of order
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he "wholeheartedly" agrees with remarks from Trump administration officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance, that judges are overstepping their authority in dealing...
Trump DOJ Is Explicitly Political in Dropping Case Against Mayor Adams
So much for getting politics out of law enforcement. Source link
DHS fires employees who spent on luxury hotels for migrants
Homeland Security on Tuesday said it fired four employees it blames for making "egregious" payments for luxury hotels to house migrants in New York City. Source link
Trump Would Need Eight Years
Most of his executive branch actions won’t have staying power if Democrats retake the White House in 2028. Source link
Trump Repeats His Steel Tariff Mistake
In his first term, similar tariffs reduced U.S. production in industries that consume steel and aluminum by more than they increased U.S. production of the metals. Source link
