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WATCH: Scott Bessent, Waters Clash Over DOGE Access To Treasury Dept. Info
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Maxine Waters clashed during a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to his agency’s information, with the Trump Cabinet member at one point reminding the California Democrat there’s “no such thing as a DOGE employee.” Waters began her line of questioning by claiming that DOGE chief Elon…
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GOP’s Murkowski Doesn’t Want To Take ‘Hammer’ To Biden’s Expensive Green Energy Bill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is working to preserve select provisions of former President Joe Biden’s landmark climate legislation as Republicans seek spending cuts to fund their reconciliation package, according to Politico. Murkowski urged her party to adopt a “more cautious and conscientious approach” rather than wielding a “big hammer” to eliminate the green energy tax…
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GOP Moves To Bar Comey From Holding Federal Employment After Trump ‘Threat’
Former FBI Director James Comey continues to feel the backlash from his “86 47” Instagram post, and now the GOP-controlled Congress is taking action. Comey quickly fell under investigation over the post featuring a photo of seashells arranged to say “86 47.” Many presumed that ’86’ was used in its traditional sense to say “get…
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GOP Senator Asks Patel To Have FBI Investigate Comey
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) has formally requested that FBI Director Kash Patel launch an investigation into former FBI Director James Comey, following a cryptic social media post reading “86 47,” which was widely interpreted by some as a potential threat against President Donald Trump. Comey, who served as FBI director after being…
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Trump Effect: Deep Blue New Jersey Now Trending Red
President Donald Trump is changing the face of one Democratic stronghold that many people believed was not possible. A new poll conducted by Emerson College/Pix 11/The Hill and published on Thursday found that New Jersey voters approve more of the president than they do of the state’s Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, Breitbart News reported on the heels…
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Judge Strikes Down Biden-Era ‘Gender’ Employment Rule
A federal judge has struck down parts of former President Joe Biden’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance that said Title VII protections against sex-based employment discrimination also included discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northwestern District of Texas, a Trump appointee, said…
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Trump Asks Republicans To Rally Around ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ After Failed Committee Vote
The “big, Beautiful bill” that Donald Trump has requested from Congress has been torpedoed by his own party, but the president has encouraged Republicans to keep working until they reach an agreement. The legislation failed to pass the House Budget Committee on Friday as Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew…
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Trump Responds After Supreme Court Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants
President Donald Trump has responded on social media following Friday’s unsigned ruling by the Supreme Court blocking his administration from deporting Venezuelans in the country illegally who have been identified as members of a gang deemed by him to be a terrorist organization. The high court ruled 7-2 against Trump’s invoking of the Alien Enemies…
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Telework For Federal Employees Hits New Low After Trump Termination Threat
In what is an accomplishment for President Donald Trump’s administration, a new survey found that the number of federal employees who are teleworking is at an all-time low since its high during the pandemic. The Jobs Report for the month of April showed that 81.8 percent of federal workers said that they did not work…
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Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Step In On DOGE Case
The Trump administration on Friday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking justices to allow the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access Social Security Administration data. “The government cannot eliminate waste and fraud if district courts bar the very agency personnel with expertise and the designated mission of curtailing such waste…
