Tag: Trump Administration

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., the lead GOP negotiator on a border-foreign aid package, speaks with reporters outside the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Any bipartisan border deal could be doomed because of resistance from former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lankford pushes Congress to pass immigration bill to make border security permanent

Anna Giaritelli · May 7, 2025 5:00 am

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Beltway Confidential

A red pill on pro-life optimism

Emma Fuentes · May 6, 2025 5:28 pm

President Donald Trump greets Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

MTG calls idea of wedge between Trump and MAGA base ‘complete lie’ despite her ‘not happy’ comments

Emily Hallas · May 6, 2025 4:18 pm

President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a news conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, three days after his disputed reelection.

Intelligence memo disputes Trump claim that Tren de Aragua is coordinating with Venezuela

Elaine Mallon · May 6, 2025 3:23 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

Trump removes Biden-appointed NTSB vice chair as airport chaos escalates

Brady Knox · May 6, 2025 1:46 pm

President Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Trump says Houthi ship attacks will stop: ‘They don’t want to fight anymore’

Mike Brest · May 6, 2025 12:56 pm

Columbia cuts nearly 180 staff involved in grants cut by Trump administration

Brady Knox · May 6, 2025 12:55 pm

Energy and Environment

Senate votes to cancel Biden standards on tire manufacturing emissions

Maydeen Merino · May 6, 2025 12:26 pm

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Trump science director says US ‘dominating’ China in AI battle

Jenny Goldsberry · May 6, 2025 12:20 pm

Anthony Tata, under secretary for personnel and readiness at the Department of Defense nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Tata, a retired Army brigadier general and a Trump loyalist, served as the Pentagon's policy chief, the No. 3 official in charge, in an acting position during the first Trump administration.

Anthony Tata pledges to be ‘apolitical’ and apologizes for past comments

Mike Brest · May 6, 2025 12:20 pm

Migrants walk into Mexico after being deported from the United States at El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, Jan. 21, 2025.

Trump judge questions 24-hour removal notice for Venezuelan deportations

Kaelan Deese · May 6, 2025 12:17 pm

Less birth control (and presumably, though the CBO doesn't say it explicitly fewer abortions) will mean more babies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Beltway Confidential

Pronatalist compromises are doomed to fail

Emma Fuentes · May 6, 2025 11:11 am