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Some Republicans have long urged Treasury to choose which bills to pay when the debt ceiling gets close to being breached. Elon Musk’s DOGE could let them do it.
Two key senators said this week Elon Musk’s crusade against the federal bureaucracy has gone too far.
Week 2 of Trump’s tenure showed the president Americans grew to distrust in his first term — erratic, conspiratorial, and divisive — had not really gone anywhere.
Pilots, lawmakers and aviation experts have been sounding the alarm about Ronald Reagan National Airport for a while.
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The nominations of Tulsi Gabbard to be intelligence director and Kash Patel to lead the FBI may give clues how the new administration will approach warrantless surveillance.
After two-and-half days of meeting with members, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are still on schedule. But major questions over strategy aren’t resolved.
The health nominee spent much of his confirmation hearing claiming to be pro-vaccine.
"I think the administration needs to be more selective," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Rep. Rich McCormick told CNN that he worked his way through high school.
Republicans are confident that Hegseth, who has been accused of alcohol and domestic abuse, will ultimately be confirmed to lead the Pentagon.