Johnson aide discouraged Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers' ‘sexual texts’  —  The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.

Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault  —  Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process …

A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's executive order redefining birthright citizenship  —  A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it …

Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations  —  OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.  —  EXECUTIVE ORDER  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others Despite Threats From Iran  —  The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump's first term.  —  President Trump revoked security protection for his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo …

Costco's board rejects anti-DEI motion, defends ‘respect and inclusion’  —  Costco's board of directors rejected anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, noting the company will defend “respect and inclusion” as efforts are underway nationwide to strike the practices.

After Trump orders Denali renamed, a McKinley descendant promotes a compromise  —  Trump wants North America's tallest peak renamed in honor of President William McKinley, drawing heat from many in Alaska.  —  When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office …

‘The Holocaust is not a joke’: Elon Musk finally goes too far for Anti-Defamation League  —  The Anti-Defamation League took criticism earlier this week when it declined to condemn X owner Elon Musk for making a salute at a Trump rally that many overt racists approvingly interpreted as a Nazi salute.

DOGE's Top Lawyer to Depart  —  Bill McGinley, the group's counsel, is planning to return to the private sector  —  The top lawyer at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is announcing his departure just days after President Trump's return to the White House.

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA'S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT  —  “Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant.

Well, Well, Well: Trump Can't Lower Egg Prices After All  —  Donald Trump's decision to press pause on communications from health organizations amid an escalating bird flu breakout could take America's soaring egg prices and make them even worse.  —  The consumer price index found that egg prices …

Trump staff ‘furious’ after Musk trashes AI project  —  “It's clear he has abused the proximity to the president,” said one ally of the president.  —  Some of President Donald Trump's key aides and allies are furious with Elon Musk for publicly trashing his $500 billion artificial intelligence mega-deal.

Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program  —  The program, which has functioned quietly for decades, is the latest target of Trump administration appointees who are eager to exert more control over who gets government jobs.  —  The Justice Department has abruptly rescinded job offers …

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director  —  Ratcliffe becomes the second Trump nominee to be approved by the Republican-led Senate.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump …

Trump moves to close Pentagon office focused on curbing civilian deaths  —  Officials are drafting a proposal to defund and potentially ‘disestablish’ the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, though Congress would have to approve doing so.  —  The Trump administration is moving to abolish …

Trump's FCC chair gets to work on punishing TV news stations accused of bias … Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has revived three complaints against broadcast stations accused of bias against President Donald Trump.  —  Outgoing Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel …

Mississippi lawmaker introduces ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act’  —  The bill, which is unlikely to pass, would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”  —  Mississippi state Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat …

Trump's White House Press Secretary Reveals Her Failed Campaign Spent $200K in Illicit Contributions  —  On Thursday, Karoline Leavitt's failed congressional campaign amended every FEC filing it had ever made to reveal that she failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars …

Rubio instructs staff to freeze passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers  —  Secretary of state tells staff ‘sex is not changeable’ in email following Trump executive order on gender  —  The US state department has frozen all applications for passports with “X” sex markers and changes …

CNN Plots Major Overhaul as It Enters a New Trump Era  —  Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023.  Now, he is remaking the network's TV lineup and its work force.  —  Give people news when and where they want it.  —  That, says Mark Thompson, CNN's chief executive …

What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More  —  President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill.  Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.  —  Top Republicans are passing around an extensive menu of ideas to cover …

President Trump and The Civil Service: Day 1  —  This week's actions to reshape personnel policy enable the Trump administration to more easily politicize the ranks of the federal workforce and diminish its size.  —  Meet The Authors … On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States.