NYT Politics·9d ago
Todd Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General
Todd Blanche’s nomination is broadly a referendum on President Trump’s vision of the Justice Department as a projection of his power.
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NYT Politics·9d ago
Trump’s Latest Nominee for C.D.C. Director Will Face Senate Panel
Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead an agency that has been a target of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to change federal immunization policies.
AFR·9d ago
Rudd fears a move by China to seize Taiwan in 2028
Rudd fears a move by China to seize Taiwan in 2028 AFR
The Hill·9d ago
Trump to Iran: 'We're going to hit them very hard'
President Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that the U.S. is "going to hit them very hard" after the fourth day of U.S. strikes on the Islamic regime. Trump spoke with Fox News's Trey Yingst about the conflict, saying that the U.S. will gradually expand its strikes across Iran's infrastructure. "We're going to hit them very...
The Hill·9d ago
Rubio to host diplomacy meeting 'critical to advancing' US economy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday will hold the Economic Diplomacy Action Group's (EDAG) first meeting, two years after it was established during the Biden administration. The committee, made up of federal agency leaders, will "shape the contours and focus of U.S. economic statecraft to advance U.S. foreign policy priorities," including "American leadership in AI," a State...
NYT Politics·9d ago
U.S. War Against Iran Enters a New Phase
As President Trump resumes his war, the focus is now on the Strait of Hormuz. But it remains unclear how far the U.S. military will go to exert control.
NYT Politics·9d ago
Trump Says His Thursday Speech Will Focus on Election Security and Voting Machines
The planned prime-time address comes as an administration task force has been working to declassify documents, including some related to elections, according to people familiar with the process.
The Hill·9d ago
Durbin says Blanche told him DOJ anti-weaponization fund was 'a mistake'
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called the Trump administration's $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund “a mistake” in what the senator described as a courtesy meeting before Wednesday’s hearing to review Blanche's nomination to lead the Justice Department. According to Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, when outrage over...
NYT Politics·9d ago
At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate
The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses.
The Hill·10d ago
Key GOP senator concerned over Blanche involvement in Trump IRS deal
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he is “concerned” about acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s role in crafting a settlement between President Trump, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Justice Department to shield Trump and his family from IRS audits for years to come. Cornyn said he was...
NYT Politics·10d ago
ICE Shootings Put Spotlight on Lack of Body Cameras
Kristi Noem, the former homeland security secretary, said five months ago that the Trump administration would “rapidly” deploy body cameras to immigration agents across the country. About half still don’t have them.
NYT Politics·10d ago
Trump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure Campaign
The uneasy truce between the administration and the law firms it cut deals with last year has erupted into a pitched legal battle behind closed doors.
The Hill·10d ago
House lawmakers grill top Trump official over AI chip exports
House lawmakers on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration official tasked with overseeing the country’s export controls, pressing him on the White House’s track record on advanced AI chip sales. Jeffrey Kessler, who serves as head of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the bureau’s budget...
NYT Politics·10d ago
Climate: An extraordinary White House meeting
A new book sheds light on President Trump’s affinity for fossil fuels.
The Hill·10d ago
Trump urges Republicans to confirm Blanche as attorney general
President Trump on Tuesday mounted a full-throttled defense of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s leadership ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing, where he will likely face tough questions on his time helming the Justice Department. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump praised Blanche’s tenure atop the department, claiming his leadership brought murder rates down...
The Hill·10d ago
Indiana senator’s bill would codify Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks on Monday introduced a bill that would codify President Trump's Day 1 executive order reshaping the definition of birthright citizenship in the U.S. The Citizenship Act of 2026 requires that any person who enters the U.S. "without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an...
The Hill·10d ago
Grassley says he has records showing Jack Smith team reviewed 44 lawmakers' text messages
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on Tuesday that he received notice from the Justice Department (DOJ) that former special counsel Jack Smith’s team "secretly obtained” text messages from lawmakers as part of a probe into President Trump. Grassley said he was one of the 44 lawmakers whose communications...
The Hill·10d ago
Green groups sue over Trump rollback of habitat protections for endangered species
Environmental advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its move last week to roll back protections for endangered species’ habitats. The Center for Biological Diversity, Columbia Riverkeeper, Conservation Law Foundation, Conservation Northwest, Friends of the Wild Swan, Oregon Wild, Sierra Club, Swan View Coalition and WildEarth Guardians filed the lawsuit. They argue that the Trump...
NYT Politics·10d ago
Top Tax Official to Leave Trump Administration
Ken Kies, who held two top jobs at the Treasury Department and the I.R.S., is leaving the government.
The Hill·10d ago
Newsom: Trump didn't sign housing bill because 'it looks ... like California'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday said President Trump refused to sign the bipartisan housing bill passed with overwhelming support in the House and Senate because what the legislation proposed "looks ... like California." Newsom brought it up while he signed a state bill for affordable housing in California, telling state officials and stakeholders...
NYT Politics·10d ago
‘We Love Iraq,’ Trump Tells New Prime Minister in Oval Office Meeting
The meeting comes as President Trump’s administration has been ratcheting up pressure on Baghdad to diminish Iran’s influence in Iraq.
NYT Politics·10d ago
Trump’s Plan to Charge a Toll in the Strait of Hormuz: What to Know
A day after President Trump announced a hefty 20 percent fee on cargo through the waterway, he reversed his decision.
The Hill·10d ago
'OC' actor Ben McKenzie urges Senate to vote down crypto bill
Actor Ben McKenzie, best known for his role on the TV drama "The OC," urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to vote against a cryptocurrency regulation bill over the lack of an ethics provision limiting President Trump’s involvement in the industry. McKenzie has become a key crypto critic, releasing a documentary about the industry last year...
The Hill·10d ago
Senate Democrats demand Pentagon release findings on Iran school strike investigation
More than two dozen Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) are demanding the Trump administration reveal by next week the findings from a Pentagon probe into a Feb. 28 strike at a girls' school in Iran that killed 175 people, most of whom were children. “The [Defense] Department must promptly provide Congress with the...