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Sen. Thune Aims to Show Progress on Budget Bill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is doing what he can to get President Donald Trump's budget plan over the finish line.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:18:26 EDTTrump Admin Blocks Title IX Funding to Maine
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has blocked Title IX controlled funding to Maine, citing the state's continued refusal to "provide equal opportunity to women and girls in educational programs." Ag Sec Brooke Rollins said the state has not taken the steps to meet compliance.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:32:41 EDTDetails of Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs
It was "Liberation Day" at the White House on Wednesday as President Donald Trump announced a sweeping round of tariffs in a speech in the Rose Garden.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:05:39 EDTTrump Restores Title X Family Planning Funds to 2 States
The Trump administration is reinstating nearly $2 million in Title X funding to Oklahoma and Tennessee, reversing a Biden-era decision that cut the states from the federal family planning program over rule compliance issues, The Hill reported.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:43:38 EDTYouGov Poll: Majority Support No Third Term for Trump
A poll of Americans conducted by YouGov.com showed that when asked if Donald Trump should be allowed to serve a third term as president, 60% said "definitely not.'"
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:32:56 EDTGOP Sen. Rand Paul: Tariffs Are a Tax, Won't Help US
It is a fallacy to think that tariffs will help the country's economy, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told The Hill's "Rising" on Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:58:15 EDTHouse Hearing: US-Funded Blacklisting of Conservatives
On Tuesday, a House Subcommittee hearing on the Censorship-Industrial Complex chaired by Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., detailed the extent to which U.S. tax dollars have been used to censor conservative American voices.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:49:09 EDTUnder Patel, FBI Sets Record for Job Applications
The FBI received a record number of applications for agents during the first full month of Director Kash Patel's time in office as the Trump administration looks to reshape the agency.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:45:08 EDTSupreme Court Justices Wrestle With Planned Parenthood Funding Case
Several Supreme Court conservative justices appear open to siding with Planned Parenthood in a South Carolina case testing whether Medicaid patients can sue over access to non-abortion healthcare from the organization's medical providers, reports CNN.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:06:33 EDTAppLovin Joins Field to Buy TikTok; Trump Weighs Bids
President Donald Trump is expected to be briefed Wednesday on proposals to keep TikTok operational in the United States, as bidders including the tech company AppLovin and the e-commerce giant Amazon emerge before an April 5 deadline to sell or shut the platform down.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:20:16 EDTSen. Hassan Defends Voting for 'Qualified' Trump Nominees
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., defended her support for several of President Donald Trump's nominees and for the Republican spending bill at a Politico event on Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:41:39 EDTSen. Banks: Fired HHS Worker 'Probably Deserved It'
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told a fired employee of the Department of Health and Human Services that he "probably deserved" to lose his job in a video that has gone viral, People reported on Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:25:18 EDTNew Book: Biden 'Out of It' During Debate Prept
The White House chief of staff in the first two years of the Biden administration who returned to help Joe Biden prepare for his disastrous 2024 debate with Donald Trump said the former president was "out of it" and worried that Biden thought he was "president of NATO."
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:17:28 EDTSen. Blackburn: Proposed Law Fights 'Activist Judges'
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who earlier this week joined Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in introducing the Judicial Relief Clarification Act, spoke out on the Senate floor against what she called "activist judges" who are using the courts to block President Donald Trump's agenda.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:32:14 EDTCBS: Millions of Americans Still Don't Have REAL ID Ahead of May 7 Deadline
Millions of Americans still don't have the REAL ID-upgraded driver's license or identification card they will need to board a flight or enter federal facilities ahead of a May 7 deadline...
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:56:16 EDTTrump 25% Auto Tariffs Take Effect Thursday
President Donald Trump's 25% automobile tariffs are due to take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday, according to a post in the Federal Register.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:24:26 EDTReport: Trump Envoy Witkoff to Meet With Putin Envoy in D.C.
President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev in what is set to be the first high-level Russian official visit to the U.S. since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, reports Bloomberg.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:33:14 EDTCuomo: Rivals Allied With 'Forces of Antisemitism'
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a candidate for New York City mayor, this week ripped his more progressive opponents as having joined with "forces of antisemitism" due to their support for Palestine and criticism of Israel.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:01:10 EDTShingles Vaccine Reduces Risk for Dementia
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one - shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults' risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%.The research,...
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:57:13 EDTSenators Revive Effort to Strip Big Tech of Key Legal Protection
A bipartisan effort in the Senate is attempting to sunset the long-contested liability shield given to technology companies...
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