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Musk’s whirlwind approach sparks rift in the White House and in Trump’s orbit: Sources
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When billionaire Elon Musk posted on X last weekend that all federal employees would soon receive an email demanding details of their work from the past week, senior White House officials — [Read More…]

Budget vote in jeopardy as Johnson plays Republican whack-a-mole
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans remain divided over the budget blueprint to jumpstart the process to advance Trump’s agenda, putting a vote planned for Tuesday evening in jeopardy as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts [Read More…]

After getting an earful from constituents, GOP reps have a message for Trump
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After facing angry questions from constituents at a town hall last week, Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick is back on Capitol Hill with a new message for Elon Musk and [Read More…]

Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that an Oklahoma man convicted of murder, Richard Glossip — who has been scheduled for execution nine times and served his “last meal” three times — must now [Read More…]

Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats plan to target House Republicans in vulnerable districts by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid and other federal spending in the budget blueprint GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this [Read More…]

OPM says Musk’s ultimatum is voluntary after a weekend of confusion
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a weekend of confusion, the Trump administration on Monday afternoon told federal agencies they don’t have to direct workers to comply with Elon Musk’s request for information about their [Read More…]

Democrats push back over Trump’s pick for FBI deputy director, Dan Bongino
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dan Bongino, the former Secret Service agent turned Fox News host and conservative podcast personality, will be the next deputy director of the FBI — a choice that is drawing [Read More…]

Elon Musk’s first 30 days: How DOGE is reshaping the federal government
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk is the world’s richest man. He’s revolutionized electric cars as CEO of Tesla, launched rockets as head of SpaceX and seized control of a social media platform by [Read More…]

Democrats push back over Trump’s pick for FBI deputy director, Dan Bongino
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dan Bongino, the former Secret Service agent turned Fox News host and conservative podcast personality, will be the next deputy director of the FBI — a choice that is drawing [Read More…]

Trump predicts Russia-Ukraine war could end ‘within weeks’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, with Russia and Ukraine atop the agenda as the world marks three years since Vladimir [Read More…]

‘Radical change’: Inside Trump’s State Department takeover of USAID
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official tasked with the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), at a private “listening session” held at the State Department earlier this [Read More…]

Trump hosts France’s Macron at the White House amid Ukraine tensions
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is hosting French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, with Russia and Ukraine set to be atop the agenda as the world marks three [Read More…]

Democratic Sen. Reed: Trump’s Pentagon purge is attempt to politicize the military
ABC News Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s Friday night purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to the nonpartisan nature of the [Read More…]

Trump is ‘surrendering to the Russians,’ Democratic Sen. Jack Reed says
ABC News In an interview Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week,” Democratic Sen. Jack Reed decried President Donald Trump’s recent verbal attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and increased alignment with Russia. “Essentially, this is [Read More…]

Guantanamo Bay migrant detainees removed from base: ICE
A photo released by the Department of Homeland Security of the first flight of migrants who were part of Tren de Aragua, preparing to takeoff for Guantanamo Bay, Feb. 4, 2025. Via DHS. (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

Trump fires CQ Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman
(Photo by Monika Skolimowska/picture alliance via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In an unprecedented move both Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy’s top [Read More…]

Some Republicans hammered at home by constituents about DOGE, Ukraine
Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON)– Some Republicans are facing pushback in their hometowns as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency make severe cuts across the federal government, both through sweeping [Read More…]

Trump administration resumes funding to groups that provide legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has rescinded a stop-work order it issued earlier this week that cut off funding to organizations that provide pro bono representation and other legal [Read More…]

Trump says he’s had ‘good talks’ with Putin but not Ukraine as he escalates criticism of Zelenskyy
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s had “good talks” with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin but not with Ukraine as the U.S. pushes negotiations to end the three-year conflict that [Read More…]

Eric Adams’ case indefinitely adjourned by judge following DOJ request
Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has indefinitely adjourned New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ fraud criminal trial, but has not yet dismissed the case after last week’s request from the Department [Read More…]