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Trump budget bill hangs in balance after president urges House GOP rebels to halt mutiny
House Republicans are divided over how to proceed on a massive piece of legislation aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda as a possible vote on the measure looms Wednesday afternoon. The House Rules Committee, the final gatekeeper for legislation before a chamber-wide vote, is expected to consider the measure…
Read More »VP Vance blasts McConnell’s vote against Trump Pentagon nominee: ‘Political pettiness’
Vice President JD Vance spoke out against Sen. Mitch McConnell’s, R-Ky., vote against confirming Elbridge Colby to serve as undersecretary of defense for policy. ‘Mitch’s vote today—like so much of the last few years of his career—is one of the great acts of political pettiness I’ve ever seen,’ Vance declared…
Read More »Slain Hamas hostage’s family fights for the release of those still in Gaza
Oded Lifshitz was 83 years old when he was ripped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his wife, Yocheved, during Hamas’ attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Yocheved returned to Israel alive in October 2023 and has been advocating for other hostages’ release ever since. On…
Read More »Trump trade rep takes bipartisan fire over tariffs as Dem launches bid to halt them
Wall Street rebounded into the green as multiple foreign countries came to the tariff negotiating table with President Donald Trump – but that was not enough to assuage some lawmakers’ critiques of the ‘alla prima’ tariff actions, as one Republican put it. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testified Tuesday the…
Read More »Future of Trump budget bill uncertain as House GOP rebels mutiny over Senate plan
House Republicans are divided over how to proceed on a massive piece of legislation aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda as a possible vote on the measure looms Wednesday afternoon. Fiscal hawks are rebelling against GOP leaders over plans to pass the Senate’s version of a sweeping framework that…
Read More »Trump, Hegseth reveal whopping figure they want for the next Pentagon budget
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to hike the Pentagon budget to over $1 trillion for the first time ever. Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said the upcoming budget would be ‘in the vicinity’ of $1 trillion, a major boost from this…
Read More »White House: US will lead in AI, but China is catching up
China’s innovation in artificial intelligence is ‘accelerating,’ according to Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology. He told Fox News Digital that the United States’ ‘promote and protect’ strategy will solidify its standing as the world’s dominant power in AI. Kratsios, who served as chief…
Read More »Mike Huckabee nomination advances in Senate, one step closer to becoming ambassador to Israel
Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after the Senate voted to end debate on his nomination. The Senate voted 53 to 46 to advance Hucakbee’s nomination. He now awaits a final confirmation vote as Israel continues its war against Hamas…
Read More »US, Panama ‘taking back’ canal from ‘China’s influence,’ says Hegseth
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the U.S. will take back the Panama Canal from ‘China’s influence’ as Washington tries to reassert control over the major trade route. ‘The United States of America will not allow communist China or any other country to threaten the canal’s operation or…
Read More »Dem accuses Trump admin of ‘fire sale approach’ as GOP aims to lower federal gov’s real estate portfolio
A Democrat on the House Oversight Committee accused the Trump administration of offloading federal real estate in a haphazard ‘fire sale’ as Republicans aim to cut wasteful government spending by selling unused or underutilized government buildings. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., the ranking Democrat on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…
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