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A new poll is finding some poor results for President Trump as he nears his 100th day in offfice next week, with majorities saying they would describe his time in office so far as “chaotic” and “scary.” The New York Times/Siena College poll released on Friday found 66 percent of registered U.S. voters described Trump’s […]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a rehaul of the Defense Department (DOD) programs meant for service members and civilian employees to report harassment and discrimination, claiming individuals have “weaponized” such avenues. Hegseth ordered each military department to review its Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) and civilian Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) programs, according to a memo dated […]

President Trump received lagging approval ratings across the board in the latest poll from The New York Times/Siena College, another indicator of the president facing declining public trust almost 100 days into his second term. The results released Friday show Trump with an approval rating of 42 percent, while 54 percent said they disapprove of […]

Venezuelan migrants were given English-only notices with limited time to file court challenges, according to a newly unsealed declaration.

A new memo suggests that investigations may be launched not just for leaks of classified information, but where disclosures “undermine” Trump administration policies.

The majority of voters in a new poll, including those who voted for President Trump, say it is important for the government to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies and that they prefer lower drug prices over cutting Medicaid. According to a poll conducted by Fabrizio Ward and commissioned by Arnold Ventures, 88 percent of […]

President Trump on Friday urged NFL teams to pick Shedeur Sanders in this week’s draft after the quarterback prospect and son of Deion Sanders did not get taken during the first round. “What is wrong with NFL owners, are they STUPID? Deion Sanders was a great college football player, and was even greater in the […]

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed on Friday that the administration is reviewing the boundaries of several national monuments — meaning the administration could eventually move to shrink them.  “When we’re taking a look, we have an executive order from President Trump to review these, to say ‘are they the appropriate size?’” Burgum told Semafor during […]

ORLANDO (WFLA) – A former Disney World employee was sentenced to three years in federal prison for hacking into the company’s computer system to manipulate menu information. In July, Disney said it became aware that Michael Scheuer, a former employee, had began accessing their menu system after he had been terminated for misconduct, according to […]

(NEXSTAR) – More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice have been recalled over potential contamination with patulin, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Patulin, a naturally occurring toxin classified as a “mycotoxin,” can be produced by different types of molds which grow on apples, among other grains or fruit, and can carry […]

The Trump administration had no arrest warrant for former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil when he was detained, court documents on Thursday showed.  In the documents, the government said the federal officials “had exigent circumstances to conduct the warrantless arrest” against Khalil and that the former lead negotiator for the pro-Palestinian arrest at Columbia was “a flight […]

The devices will be remotely wiped “to simplify processes and to reduce burden” of terminating thousands of federal workers before the agency is closed.

Amid rising tensions with India, Pakistan’s defense minister declared his country’s innocence in a terror attack that killed 26 people this week in Kashmir territory.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said he’s backing his colleague Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in his bid to become the next Democratic whip.  The slot will be vacated next year when longtime Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) leaves the legislature to officially retire from politics.  “I know [Schatz] has been talking to and listening to our colleagues […]

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Almost four-in-10 Americans said that neither party is fighting for people like them, as pessimism for both major parties swells, according to a new survey released on Friday.  The new NBC News Stay Tuned Poll found that 38 percent of U.S. adults said that neither Democrats nor Republicans are fighting for people like them.  Nearly […]

It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here.

Voters think President Trump has gone too far in wielding his power. They see the start of his term as “scary” and “chaotic.” And while it’s still early, they disapprove of his handling of many issues.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) teased an announcement on a potential run for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) seat in an interview with CNN on Friday. “I’ll have an announcement about that on a later date, but today, you know, basically we’re talking about Dick Durbin’s legacy and his service to Illinois, his exemplary work in […]

President Trump on Friday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is late to sign the minerals agreement with the U.S., nearly two months after an expected deal signing was called off. “Ukraine, headed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not signed the final papers on the very important Rare Earths Deal with the United States. It is at […]