Live updates: Trump pushes ahead on border plans, anti-DEI efforts; Dems grill OMB nominee
Rubber is meeting the road in President Trump's first week back at the White House, as the administration warned federal workers in roles related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) that they would be placed on paid leave in less than 24 hours.
It was just the latest move in a swirl of executive orders and resolutions that started Monday, only hours into the new Trump administration.
The president is expected to sign at least one more executive order on Wednesday afternoon. Watch the signing here. Earlier in the day, he sat down with Fox News's Sean Hannity for an interview, which will air at 9 p.m. EST.
The "get things done" tone extended to the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told the upper chamber on Tuesday night that votes could extend into the weekend to get Trump's Cabinet members — in particular, Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth — in place.
Votes are expected in the Senate on an abortion measure and in the House on the Laken Riley Act.
In Senate committees, Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought faces a hearing, and Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy faces a confirmation vote.
Follow along for the latest news.
Read more at The Hill
-
Watch live: Trump OMB nominee Russell Vought's confirmation hearing
Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies Wednesday before the Senate Budget Committee for his confirmation hearing. ...The Hill - 6h -
Trump orders FAA to terminate DEI hiring efforts
President Trump on Tuesday issued an executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to "return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring" and eliminate diversity, equity and ...The Hill - 16h -
Trump pardons January 6 rioters and continues flurry of executive orders with border emergency decree – live updates
President pardons 1,500 rioters, launches immigration crackdown, pauses TikTok ban and orders US withdrawal from WHO among other actions. What executive orders did Trump sign on day one? How ...The Guardian - 1d -
Live updates: Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters and signs sweeping orders on TikTok, border, energy
In his first hours as the nation's 47th president, President Trump signed dozens of executive orders, as he promised he would do. The Day One orders affect immigration processes, grant clemency to ...The Hill - 1d -
Senate panel advances Trump OMB nominee
Senators advanced the nomination of Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President Trump’s next budget chief, on Monday, as Republicans are ramping up efforts to confirm the president’s nominees. ...The Hill - 1d -
Live Updates: Trump nominees grilled by senators; Turner ouster draws bipartisan ire
Thursday marked another busy day of hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees as his inauguration approaches. The day featured Lee Zeldin, the nominee to run the Environmental ...The Hill - 6d -
At OMB, some head for exit ahead of Trump, Vought
Several staffers with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are heading for the exits before President-elect Trump takes office, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill, amid ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Live updates: Trump's Cabinet nominees face senators; Biden gives final foreign policy speech
Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees will keep senators busy this week, with over a dozen on the schedule so far. Among the first up is Pete Hegseth, the former Fox ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Amazon’s satellite project pushes ahead with UK broadband plans
Filings show Kuiper initiative held meetings with MoD as tech group bids to rival StarlinkFinancial Times - Jan. 5
More from The Hill
-
Whitmer signs legislation allowing Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan ...The Hill - 37m -
Democratic infighting is rising as Trump takes center stage
Democrats are finding themselves mired in infighting and schoolyard sniping just as President Trump begins his new term. Former first lady Jill Biden and Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) daughter ...The Hill - 42m -
Judge who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushes back on Trump pardons: 'revisionist myth'
A federal judge who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushed back against President Trump's sweeping pardons Wednesday, refusing to close two rioters' cases in a manner that would prevent charges from being ...The Hill - 47m -
White House budget office narrows scope of executive order restricting IRA funds
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump on ...The Hill - 53m -
Wray urged Biden not to commute sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
Former President Biden commuted the life sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, against the urgings of former FBI Director ...The Hill - 1h
More in Politics
-
Taking away birthright citizenship is an ‘attack’ on families, Connecticut AG says
President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship is facing legal challenges. 18 states and two cities filed a lawsuit to stop the order. Connecticut Attorney General William ...NBC News - 36m -
Whitmer signs legislation allowing Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan ...The Hill - 37m -
Democratic infighting is rising as Trump takes center stage
Democrats are finding themselves mired in infighting and schoolyard sniping just as President Trump begins his new term. Former first lady Jill Biden and Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) daughter ...The Hill - 42m -
Judge who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushes back on Trump pardons: 'revisionist myth'
A federal judge who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushed back against President Trump's sweeping pardons Wednesday, refusing to close two rioters' cases in a manner that would prevent charges from being ...The Hill - 47m -
White House budget office narrows scope of executive order restricting IRA funds
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump on ...The Hill - 53m