President Trump’s health secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Wednesday said vaccines are a critical component of health care, hoping to push back on the main objection to his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, said his reputation as “anti-vaccine” stems from his push to scrutinize shots…… Read more
President Trump’s budget office has ordered all federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of “all federal financial assistance” besides Social Security and Medicare. The order could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in payments for domestic infrastructure projects, climate initiatives, foreign aid…… Read more
Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday strode into the Pentagon, vowing that the military organization he now leads is fully on board with the policies of the Trump administration, particularly helping to restrict the flow of illegal immigrants into the country. With Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the…… Read more
President Trump’s dizzying array of executive actions signed during his first week back in office quickly extinguished many of the initiatives of the Biden administration, from closing the wide-open borders to reducing the number of federally recognized genders to just two. Trump’s week of action, which…… Read more
Congress delivered on a major part of President Trump’s immigration agenda Wednesday by giving final approval to a bill that requires the Homeland Security Department to detain and try to deport illegal immigrants accused of minor crimes such as shoplifting. The bill adds legislative heft to Mr. Trump’s efforts to gain control of the border. The Pentagon said Wednesday…… Read more
President Trump has directed that all employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be put on paid leave, a memo from the Office of Personnel Management shows Tuesday. The memo, sent to heads of departments and agencies, gives a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline to let the employees…… Read more
President Trump kept his Day 1 actions going after midnight Monday by firing four presidential appointees from the Biden administration. “Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over…… Read more
President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Monday, and it will be freezing. The National Weather Service is expecting a high of 24 degrees, the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985. In addition, biting winds are expected to make it feel even colder outside in Washington, D.C. “We’re looking at winds about 15…… Read more
Listen to O’Connor & Company for exclusive coverage live from Capitol Hill Monday morning 5am-9am sponsored by Young America’s Foundation. Join O’Connor & Company for this historic event and rely on WMAL for on the scene details as America inaugurates our 47th President.… Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is reportedly in the hands of police and investigators after hourslong resistance at his presidential residence collapsed around daybreak Wednesday. His detention marks a historic first in Korea’s political history: No sitting president has…… Read more
President Trump’s health secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Wednesday said vaccines are a critical component of health care, hoping to push back on the main objection to his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, said his reputation as “anti-vaccine” stems from his push to scrutinize shots…… Continue Reading
President Trump’s budget office has ordered all federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of “all federal financial assistance” besides Social Security and Medicare. The order could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in payments for domestic infrastructure projects, climate initiatives, foreign aid…… Continue Reading
Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday strode into the Pentagon, vowing that the military organization he now leads is fully on board with the policies of the Trump administration, particularly helping to restrict the flow of illegal immigrants into the country. With Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the…… Continue Reading
President Trump’s dizzying array of executive actions signed during his first week back in office quickly extinguished many of the initiatives of the Biden administration, from closing the wide-open borders to reducing the number of federally recognized genders to just two. Trump’s week of action, which…… Continue Reading
Congress delivered on a major part of President Trump’s immigration agenda Wednesday by giving final approval to a bill that requires the Homeland Security Department to detain and try to deport illegal immigrants accused of minor crimes such as shoplifting. The bill adds legislative heft to Mr. Trump’s efforts to gain control of the border. The Pentagon said Wednesday…… Continue Reading
President Trump has directed that all employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be put on paid leave, a memo from the Office of Personnel Management shows Tuesday. The memo, sent to heads of departments and agencies, gives a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline to let the employees…… Continue Reading
President Trump kept his Day 1 actions going after midnight Monday by firing four presidential appointees from the Biden administration. “Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over…… Continue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Monday, and it will be freezing. The National Weather Service is expecting a high of 24 degrees, the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985. In addition, biting winds are expected to make it feel even colder outside in Washington, D.C. “We’re looking at winds about 15…… Continue Reading
Listen to O’Connor & Company for exclusive coverage live from Capitol Hill Monday morning 5am-9am sponsored by Young America’s Foundation. Join O’Connor & Company for this historic event and rely on WMAL for on the scene details as America inaugurates our 47th President.… Continue Reading
SEOUL, South Korea — Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is reportedly in the hands of police and investigators after hourslong resistance at his presidential residence collapsed around daybreak Wednesday. His detention marks a historic first in Korea’s political history: No sitting president has…… Continue Reading