June 2, 2025
Polish conservative Karol Nawrocki wins presidential election to succeed Duda
Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a conservative backed by President Donald Trump, in the country’s presidential runoff election, according to a final vote count issued Monday. Nawrocki won 50.89% of the vote, gaining a narrow victory over liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%, the Associated Press reported. The first round of voting two […]
June 2, 2025
Will the Trump Cabinet undo Musk’s DOGE legacy now that he’s gone?
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s time as the face of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has come to an end following the expiration of his time as a special government employee. Since January, Musk has been heading up DOGE, which was tasked with cutting $2 trillion from the federal government’s budget through efforts […]
June 2, 2025
Capitol agenda: Thune stares down ‘Medicaid moderates’
It’s megabill crunch time in the Senate. Arm-twisting over what to change in the House-passed version of the “big, beautiful” bill will largely play out behind closed doors the next few days. Strategy huddles include Senate Finance’s meeting tonight and Wednesday’s “Big Six” confab between Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, their tax […]
June 2, 2025
Trump’s 20th week in office to include White House meeting with European leader, expected call with Xi
President Donald Trump’s 20th week in the Oval Office is expected to include a White House meeting with Germany’s chancellor, a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and lawmakers’ ongoing efforts to pass the ‘big, beautiful bill’ to fund the president’s agenda. Monday marks Trump’s 134th day in the White House, a period in […]
June 2, 2025
The ‘Medicaid moderates’ are the senators to watch on the megabill
The Senate’s deficit hawks might be raising the loudest hue and cry over the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill.” But another group of Republicans is poised to have a bigger impact on the final legislative product. Call them the “Medicaid moderates.” They’re actually an ideologically diverse bunch — ranging from conservative Josh Hawley of Missouri to […]
June 1, 2025
Rand Paul says he would support ‘big, beautiful bill’ if debt ceiling hike removed
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on Sunday that he would support President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ if the debt ceiling hike was removed. Paul told CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan that he and three other Republican senators will hold out against the bill unless it is modified. ‘I think there are four […]
June 1, 2025
Kevin Hassett ‘very, very confident’ courts will back Trump’s tariffs amid legal setback
White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says he remains ‘very, very confident’ that courts will support President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. Hassett made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ telling host George Stephanopoulos that the White House still expects ‘Plan A’ to work out. ‘And so we’re very thrilled. […]
June 1, 2025
Senate Republicans eye changes to Trump’s megabill after House win
House Republicans eked out a win in May with their advancement of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ filled with negotiations and compromises on thorny policy issues that barely passed muster in the lower chamber. Next week, Senate Republicans will get their turn to parse through the colossal package and are eying changes that could […]
June 1, 2025
Trump shares post saying Biden was executed, replaced with clones
President Donald Trump shared a post on social media this weekend claiming that President Joe Biden died in 2020 and was replaced with clones. Trump shared a link to the post from his personal account on Truth Social on Saturday. The post originated from a small account on the platform responding to discussions about Biden’s […]
June 1, 2025
House Dems’ campaign chair says her party’s ‘on offense’ in 2026 battle to win back majority from GOP
With the early moves heating up in the 2026 battle for the House majority, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) chair argues President Donald Trump and the Republican majorities in the House and Senate are ‘doing incredible damage to working families and to our country.’ And with the GOP defending a razor-thin majority in the […]
June 1, 2025
‘Well, we all are going to die’: Joni Ernst spars with town hall crowd over Medicaid
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is the latest Republican to face an angry crowd of constituents, sparring with town hall attendees over President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation. Constituents on Friday gathered in Butler County, Iowa, to hear Ernst defend the Trump administration’s work, including efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency and Republicans’ congressional […]
June 1, 2025
Trump warns Rand Paul he’s playing into ‘hands of the Democrats’ with ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ opposition
President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., he would be ‘playing right into the hands of the Democrats’ if he votes against Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ ‘If Senator Rand Paul votes against our Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, he is voting for, along with the Radical Left Democrats, a 68% Tax Increase and, […]
