Trump-district Democrats face risky vote on GOP spending bill |
House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor.
If the vulnerable Democrats support the bill, they'll defy the position of their own leadership and undermine the party's argument that the legislation is a threat to basic public services across the country. |
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BY ELLA LEE AND ZACH SCHONFELD |
The White House sees few, if any, limits on President Trump's executive powers in his second term, but the federal court system is much less sure. Trump's mass firings and dismantling of various independent agencies has run into hurdles in the judiciary, where the courts seem unamused with the "King" Trump idea that some of the president's allies have turned into social media memes. |
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Democrat lawmakers and veterans' groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and lack of pushback from their colleagues across the aisle.
VA officials insist the dismissals won't damage or delay veterans' medical care or benefits. Secretary Doug Collins, who confirmed the planned firings on Wednesday, maintained that the effort is difficult but necessary. |
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Vice President Vance's clout is on the rise, taking on the role of pot stirrer at the White House and on the world stage. His attack dog role was on full display during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when Vance confronted the foreign leader, calling him disrespectful and demanding appreciation for the billions in aid the U.S. has provided the country during its war with Russia. |
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House Republicans on Saturday unveiled a six-month stopgap government funding plan, that seeks cuts to nondefense programs while boosting funding for defense. The bill's rollout kicks off a crucial stretch for GOP leadership to lock down support ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline with a Trump-backed strategy that has drawn the ire of Democrats. |
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump's push for nuclear deal talks between the two nations, arguing the initiative is only a gateway for Washington to impose new demands and limit Tehran's military capabilities. "Some coercive governments insist on negotiations. Such negotiations aren't aimed at solving issues. Their aim is to exert their dominance and impose what they want," Iran's supreme leader said in a statement on Saturday. "For coercive governments, negotiations are a means to impose new demands. Iran will definitely not fulfill these new demands." |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information has hampered immigration enforcement efforts, multiple outlets reported. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered in an internal directive, first reported by Bloomberg Government last month, that every polygraph exam done by the department has to feature questions about unapproved communication with nonprofit groups and media outlets. |
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BY FILIP TIMOTIJA AND SARAH POLUS |
President Trump insisted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and close Trump adviser Elon Musk have a "great relationship" following an explosive report that the two clashed during a contentious Cabinet meeting on Thursday. The secretary of state and tech billionaire reportedly got into a heated argument about workforce cuts, with Musk telling Rubio that he's only "good on TV" but not for much else, according to The New York Times. |
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board took a swipe at President Trump's recent tariff threats, alleging the administration is using a 48-year-old law to start a trade war. In a recent op-ed, the board warned of a possible jolt in consumer prices once the tariffs go into full effect and urged someone to file a lawsuit in response. |
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OPINION | Americans love a fighter. It is in our blood. There is a reason "Rocky" such became a cultural phenomenon. We may be the big fish in the world now, but our culture has always an underdog who fights, especially against tremendous odds. It started with our revolution and continues to this day. It's why we scream with joy when an American wins a medal in some random sport in the Olympics. And why we love it when a dominant sports team gets upset by the underdog. |
OPINION | Consider the problem of Roger Ramirez, a tax return preparer who, throughout a three-year period, handled the tax returns of over a thousand taxpayers that, among other things, massively inflated or completely fabricated charitable contributions and unreimbursed employee business expenses. Yes, Ramirez was ultimately caught and enjoined from further practice. But his story and the exploitation of taxpayers is, unfortunately, a regular phenomenon every tax season. |
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BY RONI CARYN RABIN AND NICHOLAS NEHAMAS |
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans. |
Some investors are sheltering from market swings in shares of companies with high payouts |
The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China's president appears unlikely to make a similar call soon. |
Across the U.S., leaders of rural hospitals fear that massive cuts favored by the GOP could decimate maternity services or close already struggling medical facilities in communities that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. |
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