By The Hill | Alexander Bolton | 1/21/2025 8:17 PM

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week. Senate Republicans are moving ahead quickly on Hegseth’s nomination despite an affidavit from his former sister-in-law obtained by Senate Democrats that accuses him of having an alcohol problem and... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/21/2025 8:04 PM

Sens. Cruz and Young urge D.C. museums to respect First Amendment rights of pro-life protesters after Smithsonian kicked out students in 2023 for wearing pro-life gear. ... Read full Story

By Politico | | 1/21/2025 8:04 PM

... Read full Story

By The Hill | Tara Suter | 1/21/2025 7:53 PM

President Trump on Tuesday explained why he revoked former national security adviser John Bolton’s security clearance. “I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do a job, we’re not going to have security on people for the rest of their lives. Why should we?” Trump said... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/21/2025 7:40 PM

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of the anonymous marketplace website Silk Road, which the president promised to do on Day 1. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields | 1/21/2025 7:26 PM

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said he had a “great meeting" with Kevin O’Leary on Tuesday at the White House. “It’s a new era of AMERICAN business growth with President Trump back in the White House! Great meeting with @kevinolearytv this morning,” Scalise wrote on the social platform X, with a picture of the... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Brett Samuels | 1/21/2025 7:23 PM

President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian voters. Trump posted on Truth Social that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her of the pardon. "The scum that worked to convict... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Rachel Frazin | 1/21/2025 7:23 PM

President Trump issued a broad slew of energy policies and efforts to roll back environmental protections on his first day in office. The moves excited supporters and the fossil fuel industry. American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers, for example, said in a written statement that Trump’s moves “chart a new path where... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Julia Mueller | 1/21/2025 7:20 PM

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed, securing the secretary of State position with a unanimous vote on inauguration day. Other Trump picks, though, face more resistance. A handful of... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/21/2025 6:56 PM

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Tuesday he is considering a 2026 bid to become the next governor a Arizona, according to a post on X. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Rafael Bernal | 1/21/2025 6:46 PM

President Trump’s barrage of executive orders on immigration and border security will test his opposition’s strength in the courts of law and public opinion, and also threatens to set boundaries on his administration’s capacity to close the country’s doors. Litigation came virtually instantly against some parts of Trump’s plans, including a birthright citizenship order that... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Brett Samuels | 1/21/2025 6:31 PM

President Trump on Tuesday defended signing mass pardons for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including those who were violent offenders, a move that has drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. Trump, while taking questions from reporters at the White House after announcing a major AI initiative, brushed away... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Brett Samuels | 1/21/2025 6:27 PM

President Trump said Tuesday it was likely he would impose additional sanctions on Russia if it did not come to the negotiating table to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine. "Sounds likely," Trump said of potential sanctions on Moscow. Trump has called for a ceasefire in Ukraine, urging both sides to negotiate. Russian forces invaded Ukraine... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Alex Gangitano | 1/21/2025 6:18 PM

President Trump on Tuesday said that the letter the former President Biden left him in the Resolute Desk was inspirational and nice, saying he appreciated the outreach. “It was a very nice letter. I could show it because I think it was a nice letter,” Trump told reporters. “It was a little bit of an... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Brooke Migdon | 1/21/2025 6:16 PM

President Trump signed a sweeping executive order late Monday during his first hours in office recognizing only two sexes and preventing government dollars from being spent on what his administration called “gender ideology.” The executive order is part of a broader campaign promise to roll back trans rights and diversity and inclusion initiatives instituted by the Biden administration... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Alex Gangitano | 1/21/2025 6:11 PM

President Trump will travel to North Carolina, California and Nevada this week for the first trips of his presidency, he told reporters on Tuesday. The president said he will be going Friday to North Carolina, which he said “has been abandoned by the Democrats.” Hurricane Helene hit the Tar Heel State in September, and Trump... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 1/21/2025 5:49 PM

The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Alex Gangitano | 1/21/2025 5:49 PM

President Trump on Tuesday announced the creation of a new project to invest up to $500 billion in building the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence (AI) development over his second term. The joint project, called Stargate, involves OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle as initial equity investors and will focus on projects related to the development of AI. It... ... Read full Story

By Politico | | 1/21/2025 5:43 PM

... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields | 1/21/2025 5:41 PM

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,” Collins wrote in a post on X with a clip of Budde’s comments. Collins's statement comes after Trump's... ... Read full Story