May 16, 2025
DOGE sought access to congressional worker-rights watchdog
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought this week to gain access to the congressional office which fields and manages complaints about discrimination, harassment, accessibility and other workplace issues, according to three congressional employees granted anonymity to describe the sensitive situation. The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights is the third legislative branch agency that […]
May 16, 2025
Nvidia says it is not sending GPU designs to China after reports of new Shanghai operation
Nvidia said it won’t be sending graphics processing unit plans to China following a report that the artificial intelligence chipmaker is working on a research and development center in Shanghai in light of recent U.S. export curbs. “We are not sending any GPU designs to China to be modified to comply with export controls,” a spokesperson said in […]
May 16, 2025
FLASHBACK: Comey had another anti-Trump seashell photo moment during 2024 election
Ex-FBI Director James Comey had another anti-Trump seashell moment prior to his Thursday Instagram post that showed seashells arranged to show the numbers ’86 47,’ a message that White House officials swiftly condemned as an attempt to incite a ‘hit’ against the 47th president. Comey posted a photo of a single larger seashell that was […]
May 16, 2025
New House GOP resolution eviscerates Comey over ’86 47′ Instagram post
House GOP allies of President Donald Trump are moving to use the power of Congress to punish former FBI Director James Comey for his now-deleted ’86 47′ Instagram post. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the 189-member-strong Republican Study Committee (RSC), is introducing a resolution alongside Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., to condemn Comey for ‘incitement […]
May 16, 2025
Trump-appointed federal judge rules against Biden-era sex-based employment discrimination guidance
A Trump-appointed federal judge slapped down portions of Biden-era Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance that claims Title VII protections against sex-based employment discrimination include the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity. The ruling, signed by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northwestern District of Texas, declares that language in […]
May 16, 2025
Trump appointee Barrett challenges administration on nationwide injunctions, surprises and delights liberals
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett sparred with U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer Thursday, pressing him on whether the Trump administration would follow federal court precedent. The exchange quickly became one of the day’s most talked-about moments and could reignite criticism of Barrett from Trump allies. The back-and-forth took place Thursday during oral arguments in […]
May 16, 2025
Senators sound off as Supreme Court hears case on nationwide injunctions
With the Supreme Court hearing its first case Thursday relating to nationwide injunctions – federal district court judges issuing rulings that affect the entire country – several proponents of a plan to end the practice are speaking out. Senate Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy, R-La., said it appears to be a case of the ‘tail […]
May 16, 2025
Israel turns tables on UN official claiming ‘genocide’ in Gaza with basic questions
Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon condemned a United Nations official over remarks that he said ‘shattered any notion of neutrality.’ On Tuesday, U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher accused Israel of committing genocide in his remarks before the U.N. Security Council. ‘Israel is deliberately and unashamedly imposing inhumane conditions on […]
May 16, 2025
Handful of Republicans sink Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in key House committee
President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ failed to pass the House Budget Committee on Friday, in what appears to be a massive blow to House GOP leaders’ plans to hold a House-wide vote next week. Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Ralph Norman of South Carolina […]
May 16, 2025
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ suffers massive defeat in key hurdle before House-wide vote
President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ failed to pass the House Budget Committee on Friday, in what appears to be a massive blow to House GOP leaders’ plans to hold a House-wide vote next week. Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., all voted […]
May 16, 2025
Trump secures deals with 3 Middle Eastern nations in 1st major trip of 2nd term
President Donald Trump returned to Washington from the first major trip of his second term with significant agreements in place. The deals struck in the Middle East mark historic moments for both the U.S. and its partners in the region. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have all committed to increasing their […]
May 16, 2025
$40,000 SALT offer discussed with megabill holdouts
House GOP leaders discussed a new, heightened state-and-local-tax deduction with a group of Republican holdouts as they race to salvage their party-line megabill from ruin. A $40,000 cap on the key deduction for individuals and $80,000 cap for joint filers was part of a list of items GOP leaders raised overnight as they scrambled to […]