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FEMA officials fired after Musk claims they paid to house migrants in 'luxury' hotels
After Elon Musk complained about federal spending for housing migrants in New York, the Department of Homeland Security announced four FEMA officials have been fired.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
White House fires USAid inspector general who issued damning report on Trump’s funding freeze – live
Paul Martin reportedly dismissed one day after damning report detailing impact of sudden dismantling of agency. Donald Trump announced he is dispatching Treasury secretary Scott Bessent to ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
White House Bars Reporter From Event Over A.P.’s Use of ‘Gulf of Mexico’
The Associated Press has said it would refer to the Gulf of Mexico “by its original name while acknowledging” President Trump’s choice to rename the body of water.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Rep. John Larson says partial seizure caused him to stop speech on House floor
Connecticut U.S. Rep. John Larson, who inexplicably stopped speaking during a speech Monday on the House of Representatives floor, says he suffered a complex partial seizureABC News - Feb. 12 -
WATCH: Marc Fogel greeted by Trump at the White House after being freed from Russia
American teacher Marc Fogel met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Fogel was released by Russia after a years long imprisonment on drug charges.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office over AP policy on 'Gulf of America'
The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from attending an event in the Oval Office after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump ...ABC News - Feb. 12 -
Bottom Line: SpaceX signs former chief to House Armed Services Committee chair
Elon Musk’s SpaceX hired Williams and Jensen to lobby on issues related to the national security launch, a Department of Defense program that utilizes commercial launch services to deploy military ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Trump, Musk ‘violating the law right and left’: Former White House ethics czar
Former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen argued that President Trump and tech billionaire's Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are “violating the law right and left.” CNN's ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Watch live: House DOGE panel's first hearing targets improper payments, fraud
The House Oversight Committee's Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel will convene its first hearing Wednesday morning, weighing improper payments and fraud. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live before House Financial Services Committee
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the second day of his semiannual updates on monetary policy.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on 'Gulf of America'
The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from attending an event in the Oval Office after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump ...ABC News - Feb. 12 -
Watch live: White House holds press briefing amid scrutiny over Trump agenda
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon as House lawmakers rush to push through President Trump's legislative agenda and scrutiny mounts over executive ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
House GOP approves bill to expand Congress’s power to undo Biden-era rules
The House on Wednesday voted to dramatically expand Congress’s ability to roll back regulations passed by the prior administration, a move by the GOP to crush a number of new rules passed in the ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Marc Fogel greeted by Trump at the White House after being freed from Russia
American Marc Fogel, who has been held in Russia since being arrested on drug charges in 2021, has been freed, according to the White House.ABC News - Feb. 12 -
AP says White House banned its reporter over Gulf of America name
The White House on Tuesday demanded the AP alter its style guidance of the Gulf of Mexico, which President Trump renamed last month.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Trump demands AP use "Gulf of America" or lose access to White House events
The Associated Press says its reporters have been blocked from covering White House events over its continued use of "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America." President Trump renamed the body ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
White House says about 75K federal workers accepted 'deferred resignation' offer
About 75,000 federal employees have accepted the White House's "deferred resignation" offer to resign but receive pay through September, according to a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel ...NBC News - Feb. 13 -
Adams Donor Weihong Hu Is Accused of Taking Millions From Covid Housing Program
Brooklyn’s U.S. attorney said Weihong Hu and two men set out to “line their own pockets” at the height of the pandemic. Ms. Hu has helped raise funds for Mayor Eric Adams of New York.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
WHCA condemns ‘unacceptable’ escalation as White House bars AP from press conference
The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) condemned the Trump administration for a second time on Thursday following the Associated Press’ expulsion from the president’s reporter pool due ...The Hill - 6d -
House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, steep spending reductions
The Republican-controlled House Budget Committee voted along party lines to advance a massive budget blueprint to slash taxes and spending by trillions of dollars.NBC News - 6d -
Vivienne Westwood fashion house faces questions over homophobic bullying claims against CEO
Exclusive: Independent investigation in 2023 upheld five allegations against Carlo D’Amario, the Guardian understands. From her 1975 “gay cowboys” T-shirt to pioneering catwalk collections that ...The Guardian - 6d -
Alabama House expedites Medicaid for pregnant women, joining other states with high mortality rates
Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the countryABC News - 6d -
White House limits AP access to Oval Office, Air Force One indefinitely
The White House says it will limit Associated Press journalists' access to the Oval Office and Air Force One, an escalation of a brooding conflict between the Trump administration and the wire ...The Hill - 6d -
White House bars Associated Press from spaces like Oval Office and Air Force One
The White House is citing the news outlet's decision declining to recognize the Trump administration's name change from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.CBS News - 6d -
Trump Considers Paving Grass at White House Rose Garden to Match Mar-a-Lago
The president has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in one of the White House’s most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio like the one at his Florida home and club.The New York Times - 5d -
Sikh communities fear immigration raids at temples as Trump ends sanctuary for houses of worship
Sikh community members say anxiety over the immigration crackdown is hindering how some, including naturalized citizens, practice their faith.NBC News - 5d -
Live updates: Push for Ukraine-Russia peace deal takes spotlight; House to consider budget negotiations
President Trump said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to begin negotiations immediately, with plans to meet in Saudi Arabia, which has unsettled some Republican Senators who ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House says some employees were fired by mistake
President Donald Trump's administration said some federal government employees who took the "Fork in the Road" buyout offer were then fired or let go — in error.ABC News - 3d -
Walk-on players are invaluable to college football, but House v. NCAA settlement provides uncertain future
Limiting roster sizes across the sport will kill the dreams of many overlooked playersCBS Sports - 3d -
Elon Musk's role in DOGE uncertain after recent filing from White House
In an affidavit filed in federal court Tuesday, a White House official said Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.ABC News - 2d -
Top House Democratic super PAC targeting Republicans over proposed Medicaid cuts
A top House Democratic super PAC is targeting Republicans over their proposed cuts to Medicaid. In a release Tuesday, House Majority PAC said lower chamber Republicans have gone “full Matt Bevin” ...The Hill - 2d -
House GOP leaders double down as rival Senate GOP bill moves forward
House Republican leaders are doubling down on their one-bill plan to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, after the Senate announced it will move forward with its contrasting blueprint this ...The Hill - 1d -
Hurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15
The jet-black Belgian Malinois drew widespread attention a decade ago when he wrestled a man to the ground on the White House lawn.The New York Times - 1d -
One of the Japanese trading houses that Buffett owns agrees a $5.3 billion investment in an untapped iron-ore project
One of the Japanese trading houses that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holds has agreed to invest $5.3 billion in an untapped iron-ore project in Western Australia.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trump signs executive order to give White House power over regulatory agencies
President Trump has signed an executive order meant to give him more control over regulatory government agencies. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.CBS News - 1d -
Kyiv’s White House wooing implodes as Zelenskyy tells the truth about Trump | Julian Borger
All America’s allies know that Trump is trapped in a disinformation bubble, but Zelenskyy said it out loud. Trump calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ who should ‘move fast’ or lose country as row with ...The Guardian - 1d -
Senate GOP plows forward with budget plan despite Trump preference for House version
Senate Republicans say they’re moving forward with their plan to tackle President Trump’s priorities despite Trump endorsing the House's competing strategy. Emerging from a meeting Wednesday with ...The Hill - 1d -
Senate Republicans plan budget vote, despite Trump's endorsement of competing House version
The Senate will proceed with its own plan, Majority Leader John Thune said, casting doubt on the House's ability to pass Trump's agenda in one big bill.NBC News - 1d -
U.S. housing market could lose nearly $1.5 trillion in value due to rising costs of climate change
By 2055, 84% of all U.S. homes may see some drop in value, totaling $1.47 trillion in losses, according to an analysis by climate-risk firm First Street.CNBC - 1d -
Goldman accuses Trump of 'dozens of impeachable offenses' in first days back in White House
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who served as lead counsel in President Trump’s first impeachment, said Wednesday that he thinks the president has committed “dozens of impeachable offenses” since ...The Hill - 1d