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Former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) criticized the Democratic Party for heavily focusing on the Department of Government Efficiency and its head, Elon Musk, following the 2024 election, suggesting this strategy is “not playing well” for his party. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) was one of several Democratic lawmakers who spoke out against Musk and DOGE on…

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, affirmed during her confirmation hearing on Thursday that shutting down the agency entirely would require congressional approval. Trump has repeatedly said he wants to shut down the department. While conceding that closing the agency would require congressional approval, McMahon, a former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO, made…

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) blasted the Department of Education for failing to produce positive academic outcomes. Ever since President Donald Trump named Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to be the volunteer heads of the Department of Government Efficiency, the two have teased cuts to education. Ramaswamy campaigned on demolishing the department altogether, but has has since bowed out of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is eager for a one-on-one meeting with President Donald Trump, but Ukrainian leadership insisted there can be no negotiations without their involvement. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov struck a warm tone Thursday while speaking to reporters about the desire for a bilateral U.S.-Russia meeting, calling the current White House “far more appealing…

Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday with broad bipartisan backing to be President Donald Trump’s Department of Agriculture secretary. The GOP-controlled chamber voted 72-28 in favor of the appointment. Democrats agreed to fast-track her confirmation on the floor after she was unanimously voted out of committee last week. Rollins has a history of family farming and…

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced she would retire from the Senate in 2026, forcing Democrats to defend another seat in the midterm elections. Minnesota is a Democratic-leaning state, with Smith winning a full term in 2020 by 5 points against her Republican challenger. But her decision to retire will force the party to stretch its…

President Donald Trump did a remarkable thing earlier this week: He let Elon Musk take reporters’ questions about the Department of Government Efficiency live from the Oval Office. While Musk’s son ultimately stole the show, Trump sat at the Resolute Desk while his tech billionaire ally defended DOGE, a government-cutting project currently dominating the headlines,…

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday in favor of moving Kash Patel‘s nomination to the Senate floor for a final vote, bringing President Donald Trump‘s choice to lead the FBI one step closer to confirmation. No committee Democrats supported Patel, a 44-year-old lawyer and MAGA firebrand who has vowed to end what he says are…

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing to roll back pandemic-era eviction protections as the capital city seeks to help low-income housing developers stay afloat. The mayor unveiled her legislation, which she claims will strengthen the affordable housing market in D.C., but also warned that unpaid rent payments by affordable housing tenants have put the…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of health and human services, capping off a weekslong political battle that threatened to divide Republicans. Kennedy cleared the GOP-controlled chamber mostly along party lines, 52-48, to become Trump’s 15th Senate-confirmed nominee in the first weeks of his…