Day: February 5, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses President Donald Trump’s remarks about the future of the Gaza Strip and the Middle East on “The Ingraham Angle.”

No, Politico did not receive USAID funds. The political news outlet was forced to issue a clarification in a staff memo on Wednesday after a right-wing conspiracy theory quickly found its way into the White House. “Politico has never been a beneficiary of government programs or subsidies—not one cent, ever, in 18 years,” CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Global Editor-in-Chief John Harris told their team, according to a copy of the memo obtained by…

GOP lawmakers have pressed for years to bar trans girls from participating in girls sports. Those bills have been ignored.

Morrisey attending the executive order signing Wednesday at the White House.

Officials at the Department of Education told staff that if they accept the Trump administration’s resignation package, the education secretary may cancel it.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Scott Turner, a former NFL player and past Texas state representative, as secretary of Housing and Urban Development.