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New SSA Chief: DOGE Work 'Making Things Better'
The new commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) told agency managers that President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is helping "make things better."
Fri, 23 May 2025 14:24:02 EDTVought Slams GAO's Impoundment Opinion
White House budget director Russ Vought on Friday slammed the Government Accountability Office as playing "a partisan role in the first-term impeachment hoax" after the GAO said the Transportation Department's pause on funding for a Biden administration electric-vehicle charging program is illegal.
Fri, 23 May 2025 14:16:35 EDTTrump Mulls 50% Tariffs on EU, 25% Penalty on Apple as Trade War Intensifies
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tariff on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
Fri, 23 May 2025 11:08:21 EDTDNC Sets June Vote for Redoing Hogg Election
The Democratic National Committee is moving forward with plans to remove controversial vice chair David Hogg. Hogg set of a firestorm in the party when he vowed to spend $20 million to primary "asleep at the wheel" Democrats.
Fri, 23 May 2025 14:28:46 EDTMore Civilians Arrested Following Orleans Parish Jailbreak
A third civilian has been arrested and charged with assisting one of the 10 prisoners who made a successful escape from the Orleans Parish Jail on May 16.Louisiana State Police have warned area residents that assisting an escaped prisoner will lead to criminal charges. Five...
Fri, 23 May 2025 12:19:45 EDTSen. Lankford Takes Aim at Southern Border Drone Threat
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., wants to gather up all the information possible on drug cartels and potential foreign nations deploying drones along the U.S. southern border.
Fri, 23 May 2025 13:37:36 EDTRecord Beef Prices Raise Memorial Day Cookout Costs
Beef prices set records last month at U.S. grocery stores, and economists expect they will climb further as demand increases during the summer grilling season that traditionally begins with cookouts on Memorial Day on Monday.
Fri, 23 May 2025 13:51:15 EDTJohn Tabacco to Newsmax: Trump's Influence on Crypto Soaring
President Donald Trump, who has promised to make the United States the "crypto capital" of the world, has provided a barometer into his presidency through the offer of $TRUMP, his branded meme coin that is "not like any other meme coin...
Fri, 23 May 2025 13:49:21 EDTFlorida Woman Charged After Alleged Assault on 72-Year-Old Wearing MAGA Hat
A Florida woman has been charged with battery for allegedly assaulting a 72-year-old man who was wearing a Make America Great Again hat. Florida police say Laura Garrett, 33, assaulted Garry Gama...
Fri, 23 May 2025 13:39:42 EDTBilly Joel Cancels Concerts After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
Singer-songwriter and pianist Billy Joel said on Friday he is canceling all his scheduled concerts after he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder.
Fri, 23 May 2025 13:18:36 EDTTrump Needs Canada's Help to Build Golden Dome
President Donald Trump spent months taking shots at Canada, referring to it as the 51st state and then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "governor," all while engaging in a trade war.
Fri, 23 May 2025 12:55:38 EDTDOJ Charges Illegal Migrant With Stealing Citizen's Identity
An illegal migrant has been charged with stealing someone's identity and using it to vote in the 2024 presidential election and swiping $400,000 in federal benefits. The Department of Justice also alleges that Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez...
Fri, 23 May 2025 13:09:21 EDTRasmussen Poll: 45% Would Vote Democrat if Midterms Held Now
The midterm elections might be more than a year away, but a new Rasmussen poll shows that a razor-thin plurality of voters currently favors Democrat House candidates over Republican ones. If elections for Congress were held today...
Fri, 23 May 2025 12:41:26 EDTJudge Blocks Trump Ban on Harvard Foreign Students
A judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, a move that ratcheted up White House efforts to conform practices in academia to President Donald Trump's policies. In a complaint filed in Boston...
Fri, 23 May 2025 11:57:44 EDTApple Stock Loses $100B After Trump's Tariff Threat
Apple shares dropped nearly 4% Friday after President Donald Trump issued his latest threat of a 25% tariff on the Big Tech company if it does not start manufacturing iPhones in the U.S.
Fri, 23 May 2025 11:47:22 EDTIran-US Talks in Rome Make 'Some Progress,' No Deal Yet
Oman's foreign minister said Friday that the fifth round of Iran-U.S. negotiations had made "some but not conclusive progress." Badr al-Busaidi made the comment on the social platform X after the talks ended in Rome.
Fri, 23 May 2025 11:30:15 EDTGOP Strategists: Biden's Decline Hurts Dems' Credibility
Republican strategists told the Washington Examiner the continued revelations over former President Joe Biden's mental and physical decline have cost Democrats credibility that will take years to overcome.Dave Carney, a Republican strategist based in New Hampshire, told the...
Fri, 23 May 2025 11:25:02 EDTNew COVID Variant Driving Asia Surge Showing at US Airports
Multiple cases involving a new COVID-19 variant driving disease numbers higher in Asia have been reported in international travelers arriving in California, Virginia, Washington state, and the New York City areas, the CDC's airport screening program has revealed...
Fri, 23 May 2025 11:11:17 EDTTrump Appeals Block on Agencies' Mass Layoffs
The administration of President Donald Trump appealed on Friday a federal judge's decision that extended a block on mass layoffs by federal agencies, a key piece of the Republican president's plans to downsize the U.S. government.
Fri, 23 May 2025 10:58:38 EDTSpeaker Johnson Used Trump's Bully Pulpit to Pass Big Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., overcame several intense disagreements within his conference and utilized President Donald Trump's bully pulpit to assure the House passed its "one big, beautiful" spending and tax bill.
Fri, 23 May 2025 10:02:09 EDT