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Lawsuit Claims Musk's Social Security Agency Cuts Are Illegal
Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the Social Security Administration.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:44:54 EDTGeorgia Dems Walk Out Over Anti-transgender Bills
Boxed into what they saw as an unsavory vote on outlawing spending on gender-transitioning care for transgender prisoners, Georgia Democrats chose a third option Wednesday. They walked out.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:36:33 EDTTrump to Senate Deficit Hawks: I Have Your Back
President Donald Trump issued a statement Wednesday backing the Senate's budget reconciliation plan, backing up a promise he made in a closed-door meeting with Republicans, Politico reported.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:24:31 EDTUS Immigration Form Limits Gender to Male or Female
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday updated its policy to recognize just two sexes (male or female) on immigration forms, The Washington Times reports.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:33:30 EDTArmy Reserve Acts as Captain Slams Trump Trans Policies
The U.S. Army Reserve is "taking appropriate actions" against a captain who took to social media to complain about President Donald Trump's transgender policies, reports the Daily Caller.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:51:38 EDTReport: Trump Admin Pushing Europe to Buy US Weapons
Top Trump administration officials are pressuring their European counterparts to continue buying American-made weapons as the European Union sets plans to limit such purchases, five anonymous sources said Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:07:00 EDTGOP Seeks Clarity From Trump on Musk's Future at DOGE
Republican lawmakers are pressing for answers from President Donald Trump after conflicting reports emerged about Elon Musk's impending exit from his role leading the high-profile government reform group DOGE, according to the Daily Mail.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:55:15 EDTSen. 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 EDTJewish Students Chain Themselves to Protest Khalil Detention
A group of Jewish students at Columbia University chained themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel on the university grounds on Wednesday to protest the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:39:40 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 Says 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.
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