White House slashing National Security Council staff, officials say
WASHINGTON — President Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointees…
GOP-led House committee seeks testimony from Biden’s doctor, aides
May 23 (UPI) -- The GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has called on President Joe Biden's physician and former White House aides…
US House passes tax and spending bill by single vote | Tax News
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill”, the sweeping tax and spending bill by a single vote. The legislation, which…
Ex-GOP House candidate gets 3 years for threatening political opponent
William Robert Braddock, 41, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for threatening to have his political opponent murdered.…
The White House vs US universities
Andrew Manuel Crespo, lead counsel for Harvard's faculty, discusses the administration's assault on US higher education Source link
Rules Committee advances budget bill to full House after 22-hour hearing
May 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Rules Committee, after 22 hours of proceedings, late Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's legislative agenda that experts say…
Contributor: ‘Cheers’ was fiction, but Norm was for real
I was never a fan of pleasantries because they seemed like a waste of time. Something that two people said to each other before they…
Florida Gators NCAA basketball champs visit Trump at White House
President Donald Trump (C), alongside coach Todd Golden (L), welcomes the 2025 NCAA men's college basketball champions, the University of Florida Gators, to the White…
House GOP grinds ahead with Trump’s tax-cut bill
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pushing to vote on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package as soon as Wednesday, grinding out last-minute deal-making to shore up wavering GOP…
Trump, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa set for White House meeting
May 21 (UPI) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump Wednesday to talk about relations, both trade and diplomatic. "The…
Cannes 2025: Lynne Ramsay on her fiery return with ‘Die, My Love’
CANNES, France — You see and hear the films of Scottish-born Lynne Ramsay long after you first take them in. They have a way of burning into…
Pasadena Playhouse opens Lucas Hnath’s ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’
In “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” playwright Lucas Hnath cheekily proposes an answer to a question that has haunted the theater for more than a…
Trump’s massive tax cut bill passes key US House committee vote | Donald Trump News
Nonpartisan analysts say bill would add $3-5tn to the nation’s $36.2tn debt over the next decade.United States President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill has won…
Trump’s big bill advances in rare weekend vote as conservative holdouts secure changes
WASHINGTON — Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as conservatives who…
House Budget Committee advances ‘Big Beautiful Bill” in late Sunday session
May 18 (UPI) -- The House Budget Committee advanced President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" in a rare Sunday night vote. They met…
House Budget Committee plans late Sunday vote on ‘Big Beautiful Bill”
May 18 (UPI) -- The House Budget Committee has scheduled a rare Sunday night session in an attempt to advance President Donald Trump's "One Big…
Clinton Impeached : Split House Votes to Send Case Against President to Senate for Trial; Livingston to Leave Congress
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives impeached President Clinton on Saturday, tarnishing his legacy by making him only the second president in the nation’s history ordered to…
A woman’s grisly death inflames debate over how California manages black bears
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — Patrice Miller, 71, lived by herself in a small yellow house beneath towering mountain peaks on the edge of a burbling river in this…
Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio agrees to pay $330,000 for misusing public funds on failed White House bid
NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed to pay a $329,794 fine to settle an ethics board’s complaint that he misspent…
Health Secretary Kennedy spars with House, Senate panels over proposed 2026 budget
May 14 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings…