The Senate’s top Armed Services Republican eviscerated President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shortly after the White House released details of its government funding proposal for fiscal year 2026. “President Trump successfully campaigned on a Peace Through Strength agenda, but his advisers at the Office of Management and Budget were apparently not […]
Vance touts first 100 days as ‘revival’ from Biden years
Vice President Vance described the first 100 days of President Trump’s return to the White House as a “revival” of the American spirit in a Washington Post op-ed Friday. “In just 100 days, the Trump administration has begun to tear down the barriers standing between our nation’s working class and the American Dream,” he wrote. […]
Rubio: Ukraine peace deal ‘closer,’ but sides still ‘a little far apart’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated Thursday that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is still on the horizon but noted the Eastern European nations are still very much at odds with “no military solution.” “I think we know where Ukraine is and we know where Russia is right now and where [Russian President […]
Senate GOP chairman knocks Trump budget over military spending
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) knocked President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal on Friday for not doing enough to keep pace with military threats from China, Russia and other adversaries. Wicker warned the spending level called by the White House budget would “decrease President Trump’s military options and his negotiating leverage.” “President Trump […]
House budget bill should preserve Medicaid’s ‘original purpose,’ says Rep. Jeff Hurd
Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans’ budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the “right reforms,” like work requirements and stopping “improper” spending, could save money. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)
Apple says most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China
The technology giant says US tariffs will add around $900m to its costs this quarter.
David Horowitz Dies
I had not seen that David Horowitz died. I have said many very harsh things about Horowitz over the years, going back to one of my earliest pieces in The American Prospect in the late 90s. I even had a few personal run-ins with him. I stand by all of that but it’s not the […]
Democratic rep: Party not having standard bearer ‘a good thing’
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) in a recent interview said he believes its good the Democratic Party “doesn’t have a standard bearer” despite plummeting popularity and mounting frustration from its base, claiming it provides an opportunity for diverse opinions. “You may think that’s a bad thing; I disagree, I think that’s a good thing, because what […]
GasBuddy pushes back on Trump price claim
GasBuddy, a company that tracks fuel costs across the country, is refuting President Trump’s claims in a Friday morning social media post touting record low prices at the pump. “Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon, lowest in years, groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, mortgage rates down, employment strong, and much more good news, as […]
Trump education budget hits preschool funding, civil rights, but boosts charter schools
President Trump is proposing massive cuts to education in his Friday budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2026, including reduced funding for preschools, adult learning and the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights. “The President’s Skinny Budget reflects funding levels for an agency that is responsibly winding down, shifting some responsibilities to the states, […]
One hundred days in, Donald Trump faces a problem: he can rage, but he can’t govern | Jonathan Freedland
Americans are beginning to worry about their future amid a shrinking economy, warnings of empty shelves – and the president’s failed promises He says it’s the “best 100-day start of any president in history”, but you can file that along with his boast about crowd sizes and his claim to have won the 2020 election. […]
Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official
Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer said president erased more than ‘$1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans’ The justice department’s pardon attorney, who was recently fired, has claimed on social media that Donald Trump’s recent wave of pardoning white-collar criminals has erased more than “$1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans” to the public purse. […]
US judge blocks use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
Trump-appointed judge rules use of act to remove Venezuelans is unlawful.
Trump to rename Veterans Day and VE Day to honor World Wars
The US President says the ‘nobody was close’ to American contributions in the two world wars.
Judge declines to block parts of Trump gender, DEI executive orders
A federal judge on Friday declined to block the enforcement of key provisions in President Trump’s executive orders involving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender in a challenge by three civil and human rights organizations. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly denied the advocacy groups’ request for a preliminary injunction, which would have prohibited the […]
Trump proposes steep cuts in first budget request of second term
President Trump unveiled the White House budget request for fiscal 2026 on Friday, a set of proposals that would make steep cuts to nondefense programs including in education, health care and foreign aid. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine), Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought announced that the […]
With Trump’s tariffs in play, it’s the perfect opportunity for a national bottle bill
While the Trump administration has put a pause on many proposed new tariffs, some — like the 25 percent tariff on aluminum — are still in play. Coca-Cola chief executive James Quincey said that Coke may increase its use of plastic to mitigate price hikes, as it imports aluminum from Canada for its soda cans. […]
Fla. AG to rebuff judge who ordered halt to state immigration enforcement: ‘The court has overstepped’
EXCLUSIVE: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will rebut a judge’s demand that his office order state law enforcement to halt enforcement of a state immigration law she ordered paused under suspicion of unconstitutionality. The law allows for misdemeanor charges against illegal immigrants who enter Florida and hope to avoid federal immigration officials. “The judge wants […]
Trump asks SCOTUS to strip protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to override a lower court ruling and let it move forward with ending protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan nationals in the U.S. The government is asking the high court to block, for now, a March ruling from U.S. District Judge Edward Chen that delayed […]
Brown University in GOP crosshairs after student’s DOGE-like email kicks off frenzy
FIRST ON FOX: A brewing controversy over a “DOGE-like” email at one of America’s top universities has gotten the attention of Capitol Hill. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wrote to Brown University on Friday morning urging the school to reconsider any disciplinary action against Alex Shieh, a sophomore who sent an email mirroring the style of […]
