Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker CM NewsJanuary 28, 202504 views The speaker of the House has for centuries played a singular role among political leaders in the United States, as the only partisan figure in Congress who is also explicitly… Read more
Kash Patel’s Loyalty to Trump Raises Doubts Over F.B.I.’s Independence CM NewsJanuary 28, 202503 views Kash Patel spent years ingratiating himself with Donald J. Trump — regularly popping into the Oval Office in the first term, writing a children’s book starring “King Donald” during the… Read more
R.F.K. Jr.’s Excited Fan Club: Conservative Christian Moms CM NewsJanuary 28, 202501 views Anna Gleaton and her husband operate a small homestead on 60 acres outside Gainesville, Texas, a rural town just south of the Oklahoma state line. Their farm, which operates on… Read more
Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations CM NewsJanuary 28, 202503 views The acting attorney general on Monday fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on the two criminal investigations into Donald J. Trump for the special counsel Jack Smith, saying… Read more
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants CM NewsJanuary 28, 202502 views The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a… Read more
Trump Administration Puts Dozens of USAID Officials on Paid Leave CM NewsJanuary 28, 202500 views The Trump administration placed several dozen senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave in response to what an official characterized as resistance to President Trump’s… Read more
Man Pardoned in Jan. 6 Riot Is Fatally Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy During Traffic Stop CM NewsJanuary 28, 202500 views A man who received a pardon from President Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy on… Read more
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary CM NewsJanuary 27, 202501 views The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new administration’s top economic official who will steer… Read more
Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge CM NewsJanuary 27, 202500 views The Trump administration on Monday ordered former staff members for as many as 17 fired inspectors general to immediately arrange for the return of work laptops, phones, parking decals and… Read more
Trump, Biden and Other U.S. Presidents Pay Tribute to Jimmy Carter CM NewsDecember 30, 2024024 views Former presidents joined world leaders and others in mourning former President Jimmy Carter after his death on Sunday at 100, recalling him as a humble humanitarian and global statesman who… Read more