
The Hill - 1 hour 5 min ago
President Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request includes a new "presidential priorities" category, earmarking $750 billion for the likes of the Golden Dome missile defense system, drones, artificial intelligence and building up the defense industrial base, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. With a 42 percent increase in the Defense Department's funding from last year, the requested...

The Hill - 1 hour 39 min ago
President Trump on Monday praised Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) for the lawmaker's effort to expunge his 2019 impeachment over allegations of an illegal quid-pro-quo with Ukraine's leader. Scott introduced a resolution expressing that Trump's impeachment trial lacked "legitimacy" and accused a whistleblower of "potential bias." "Thank you to Senator Rick Scott. Hopefully, Justice will finally...

The Hill - 1 hour 59 min ago
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said FBI Director Kash Patel is "next" following the recent departures from President Trump's cabinet. "The reality is that this cabinet's out of control incompetence and corruption have made it the worst cabinet since 1776, and Kash Patel is next," Lieu said during a Tuesday morning press briefing on Capitol Hill. ...

The Hill - 2 hours 5 min ago
President Trump is one of several Republicans participating in the marathon reading of the Bible.

New York Times - 2 hours 8 min ago
President Trump visiting the United Arab Emirates last May.

The Hill - 2 hours 17 min ago
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, declined to say Tuesday whether former President Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election. When asked by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the ranking member on the Senate Banking Committee, whether Biden won the 2020 election, Warsh replied, "We try to keep politics, if I'm...

Forbes - 2 hours 22 min ago
President Trump on Tuesday became the latest to decry the supposed United/American merger...

The Hill - 2 hours 23 min ago
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday doubled down on his call for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to clear a path for Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the central bank, to be confirmed by the Senate. Tillis has vowed to withhold his support...

The Hill - 2 hours 27 min ago
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Monday accused President Trump of being "afraid" of making a bad deal with Iran as the end of the two-week ceasefire approaches "because he'll look like" former President Obama. Bolton told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that Trump is "really desperate to get out" of the conflict with...

The Hill - 2 hours 29 min ago
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not speak to President Trump about nominating Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he told lawmakers Tuesday. Kennedy told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that he met with Schwartz on "multiple occasions" prior to her being tapped as the new nominee, including to discuss her views on...

The Hill - 2 hours 39 min ago
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled a budget resolution Tuesday that would fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for three and a half years, through the end of President Trump's time in office. The 58-page resolution calls for spending $60 billion in on-budget outlays over the...

The Hill - 3 hours 1 min ago
President Trump has reportedly boasted that he will issue pre-emptive presidential pardons to hundreds, if not thousands, of administration staff and officials, which could raise questions about the potential for abuse of the Pardons Clause and the potential for unethical or illegal activity.

NBC News - 3 hours 18 min ago
During a confirmation hearing, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he could not support Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve because of President Trump's investigation into current Fed chair Jerome Powell.

Celebrity Insider - 3 hours 20 min ago
Donald Trump released an official statement addressing ongoing peace talks with Iran, according to a post shared by the Breaking911 news account on Monday. The announcement, posted to social media, stated simply that the former president had issued remarks regarding current diplomatic negotiations with Iran. Breaking911 shared the news with their followers, writing: ‘President Trump […]...

The Hill - 3 hours 26 min ago
President Trump on Tuesday urged Iran not to execute eight women accused of crimes against the Islamic Republic amid ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. "To the Iranian leaders, who will soon be in negotiations with my representatives: I would greatly appreciate the release of these women," the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I...

The Hill - 3 hours 36 min ago
President Trump said Tuesday that the United States is weighing a currency swap with the United Arab Emirates amid the war with Iran. Trump said on CNBC that the UAE had been hit by missiles from Iran amid the war and, when asked if a currency swap was under consideration, he said, "it is." "It's...

The Hill - 3 hours 37 min ago
House Democrats, who have been openly critical of President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S. military operation in Iran, will speak with reporters Tuesday morning after a closed-door meeting. Their remarks come as a temporary truce between the Trump administration and Tehran nears its end. The president has signaled he does not...

New York Times - 3 hours 51 min ago
President Trump and Senator Tim Scott arrived at the Federal Reserve's headquarters last year and were joined by Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair.

The Hill - 3 hours 55 min ago
President Trump on Monday invoked wartime authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to try to push for more oil, gas and coal. The DPA gives the president the authority to increase the production of certain items to advance national security. Trump this week issued five memos applying it to oil, coal, natural gas infrastructure and exports, electric grid equipment and "large-scale...

NBC News - 3 hours 55 min ago
During his opening statement, Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, told senators it is "a time of great consequence" for the nation's economy and that the Fed faces "challenges and opportunities."...

New York Times - 4 hours 2 min ago
President Trump on Tuesday said he would welcome a deal that might rescue Spirit Airlines from bankruptcy.

The Hill - 4 hours 8 min ago
President Trump on Tuesday said he would be disappointed if the Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh does not cut interest rates right away comments that came moments before Warsh's scheduled confirmation hearing on the Hill. When asked if he'd be disappointed if Warsh didn't move quickly to lower benchmark interest rates, the president...

The Hill - 4 hours 20 min ago
Pentagon officials will give remarks Tuesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request which includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending. The request includes $1.1 trillion in "base discretionary" spending and $350 billion for "critical Administration priorities," including expanding the defense industrial base and munitions access. To offset some of the increase in military spending,...

The Hill - 4 hours 23 min ago
President Trump came out against a potential merger between American Airlines and United Airlines in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, but suggested Spirit Airlines should be bought. "I'd love somebody to buy Spirit, it's 14,000 jobs. Maybe the federal government should help that one out. I told my people," Trump told CNBC's Squawk Box. ...