Bessent spars with lawmakers over tariffs, Trump lawsuits
Lawmakers grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump administration's tariff policies and high profile lawsuits in the administration.
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‘Ridiculous:’ Republicans reject Dems’ 10 demands for DHS reforms
With a partial shutdown looming, U.S. lawmakers have eight days to broker a deal on the Department of Homeland Security's annual budget.
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Minnesota protest investigations spark free speech debate
As the Trump administration moves forward with investigations around protests in Minneapolis, free speech groups are raising red flags.
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Judge says climate scientist misled jury, orders penalty
As state and federal officials criticize how climate-change science is pushed on courts, a D.C. judge has ordered one prominent researcher to pay $28,000... Read More.
Immigrants held without bond during Biden era awarded cash
The Biden-era detention of two immigrants will cost the federal government about $34,000 for the months the men spent in a detention center without... Read More.
INVESTIGATION: Wisconsin university closes DEI unit but keeps most staff working on equity issues
After concerns were raised about spending on DEI, the University of Wisconsin-Madison shuttered a department but kept most of the staff and their titles... Read More.
Tillis probes ICE practices after calling Noem a ‘sycophant’
A Republican Senator wants answers about reports of U.S. citizens being detained as part of President Donald Trump's widespread immigration enforcement campaign.
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Trump tells Iranian leaders they ‘should be very worried’
Iran's leadership "should be very worried," President Donald Trump warned Wednesday amid conflicting reports that talks between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic had... Read More.
Nurses demand inclusion in professional degree definition
The American Nurses Association is urging the public to call for nurses to be added back into the definition of "professional degrees" after the... Read More.
WATCH: Senators slam fraud, call for welfare scrutiny in Minnesota
U.S. Senators on Wednesday called for more scrutiny over welfare payments and railed against allegations of fraud in Minnesota and across the country.
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