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Musk Sees Stock Among House Republicans Crumbling
The goodwill Elon Musk established with House Republicans is plummeting about as fast his relationship with President Donald Trump, and the GOP doesn't appear to be concerned the tech tycoon could work against them in the 2026 midterms.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:26:04 EDTOrganizers: Trump Travel Ban Won't Hit LA Olympics
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics organizers said Thursday the Games will not be impacted by President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens from 12 countries.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:14:30 EDTArmy Anniversary Event to Close Reagan National Airport
The Army has been planning a huge 250th anniversary observance on June 14 in Washington. The event is expected to be large enough that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside the nation's capital has begun cautioning airline passengers of a planned closing.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:30:13 EDTMcMahon Faces Questions About Education Cuts
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon this week defended the Trump administration’s proposal to cut 15% from the department, reports NPR. The plan would reduce bureaucracy and take "a significant step" toward President Trump’s goal of dismantling the department.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:18:43 EDTDHS to End Quiet Skies Program
The Trump administration will end the Transportation Security Administration's Quiet Skies program that monitors suspected terror threats in U.S. airports, the Department of Homeland Security announced this week.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:05:13 EDTTrans US Woman Seeks Asylum in Canada Citing Trump
A transgender woman from Arizona has filed for asylum in Canada, claiming that the United States is no longer a safe place for transgender people because of President Donald Trump's policies.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:02:07 EDTWatchdog: Nuclear Warheads Increased Over Past Year
The number of nuclear warheads has increased over the past year, pushing the total number of weapons to over 9,600 according to a Japanese think tank, Newsweek reported.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:46:14 EDTTrump Threatens Musk Contracts as the 2 Men Keep Lobbing Bombs
In another salvo in the dayslong fight with his former senior adviser, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut Elon Musk's federal subsidies and contracts, saying it's the "easiest way" for the U.S. to save "billions and billions" of dollars.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:12:52 EDTMusk Floats New Political Party Amid Clash With Trump
Elon Musk floated an idea to his followers on X, the social media platform that he owns, whether it is time to create a new political party as his conflicts with President Donald Trump and the reconciliation budget proposal backed by House Republicans escalate.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:29:08 EDTAir Force: Cost to Transform Qatari Jet Under $400M
Transforming a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jet into Air Force One will "probably" cost less than $400 million, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:48:12 EDTStocks Slip as Trump-Musk Feud Weighs on Tesla
Wall Street's stock indexes ended lower Thursday in choppy trade as a slump in Tesla shares offset news of progress in tariff talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:02:07 EDTIowa Gov. Signs Law to Question Voter Citizenship
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new election law Monday allowing poll workers to question voters about their citizenship, sparking criticism from civil rights groups who warn it could lead to voter intimidation and racial profiling, The Hill reported.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:00:49 EDTBipartisan Bill Thwarts Security Clearance Weaponization
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have introduced legislation that would bar any administration from revoking a security clearance for political purposes, The Hill reported.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:43:52 EDTDoctors, Insurers Confused Over COVID Vaccine Recs
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s intervention in COVID-19 vaccine recommendations without input from a key U.S. CDC advisory panel has sown confusion among physicians and insurers over who should get the shots and whether they will be covered, experts told...
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:54:09 EDTTrans Pitcher Leads Softball Team to First Title Game
A transgender softball player has sparked calls of unfairness after leading a Minneapolis high school to their first state championship appearance, Outkick reported on Thursday.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:31:53 EDTSen. Thune on OBBB: We Are 'Very Nearly There'
An optimistic and even enthusiastic Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told colleagues on the Senate floor Thursday that "we are very nearly there," on the huge tax relief and spending package called the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:42:14 EDTBill Clinton: Biden 'On Top of His Brief' When I Was Around
Former President Bill Clinton, while acknowledging that one must "pay attention" to reports alleging a decline in former President Joe Biden's mental acuity, said Thursday that he did not notice anything amiss about him when they were together.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:33:41 EDTTrump Taking More Direct Approach in Judicial Nomination Process
President Donald Trump is taking a more hands-on approach over the judicial nomination process amid frustrations with the three Supreme Court justices he picked during his first term, reports the Washington Examiner.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:50:57 EDTTrump: Musk Balked Because EV Mandates Stopped
With President Donald Trump being asked Thursday in the Oval Office about Elon Musk's "disgusting abomination" rebuke of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and outlining the reasons, a defiant Musk lashed out in a series of X posts.
Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:01:48 EDTMassachusetts US Attorney Blasts Boston Mayor Over ICE Comments
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley hit out at Boston Mayor Michelle Wu over her criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Massachusetts, which she called "reckless and inflammatory."
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