Jun 12 WATCH: Hegseth faces sharp questioning at House hearing as he testifies on defense budget By Associated Press Democratic members of the House Armed Services Committee repeatedly got into heated exchanges with Hegseth, with some of the toughest lines of questioning coming from military veterans as many demanded yes or no answers and he tried to avoid direct… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Bessent appears before House committee as Congress considers Trump's tax bill By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other Republicans say that the U.S. could head toward economic catastrophe if the measure is not passed. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Governors from NY, IL and MN testify at hearing on 'sanctuary' policies and immigration By Joey Cappelletti, David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republican lawmakers clashed repeatedly with the Democratic governors, as the daylong hearing turned into a yelling match at multiple moments. Continue reading
Jun 11 Judge says Trump administration must release Columbia protester Khalil, but has days to appeal By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, will remain in custody until at least Friday, giving the government time to appeal, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Senators demand Hegseth give details on Qatari jet gifted to Trump By Joshua Barajas There have been slim details on the future presidential aircraft and Hegseth declined to offer more information to lawmakers Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 11 RFK Jr. names 8 vaccine panel replacements, including a critic of COVID vaccines By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Kennedy’s decision to “retire” the previous 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was widely decried by doctors’ groups and public health organizations, who feared the advisers would be replaced by a group aligned with Kennedy’s desire to reassess — and… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 4:10 How GOP lawmakers are reacting to immigration raid protests and Trump's response By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson, Kyle Midura Immigration raids and inspections continued on Wednesday in California, Pennsylvania and Louisiana, among other places. Chicago's mayor called the president an authoritarian, but the Trump administration defended his approach and warned guard troops could be deployed to other cities. Lisa… Continue watching
Jun 11 What experts think about the $1,000 'Trump accounts' for babies By Hannah Grabenstein The program has bipartisan backing and is generally supported by economists and other researchers. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Hegseth reacts to concern that Trump administration applies double standard to protests By Joshua Barajas Hegseth has strongly defended Trump’s militarized response to protests over federal immigration raids but would not directly answer a question from a lawmaker Wednesday about whether he supported the decision to activate the National Guard during the Jan. 6 attack… Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: McConnell warns Hegseth that U.S. can't be seen as 'allowing the Russians to define victory' By Joshua Barajas Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was pressed for details Wednesday on how President Donald Trump intended to defend democratic allies abroad, especially when it came to helping Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. Continue reading