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Trump roasts CNN's Kaitlan Collins during press conference, gets laughs from other reporters: 'No credibility'
February 13, 2025 | 11:48pm“I know [Biden is] a friend of yours,” the president fired off. “He’s a friend of CNN. That’s why nobody watches CNN anymore. Because they have no credibility."
RFK Jr. reveals his top priority as HHS secretary
February 13, 2025 | 10:10pm“For 20 years, I got down every morning on my knees and prayed that God would put me in a position where I can end childhood chronic disease epidemic in...
Melania Trump 'excited' to reopen White House to public tours
February 12, 2025 | 10:19pmPublic tours of the executive mansion – paused as the 47th president transitioned into the Oval Office – will restart on Feb. 25, according to the first lady’s office.
DOGE now has 100 staffers as Elon Musk vows to find $1T in cuts, Trump says
February 12, 2025 | 5:28pmThe DOGE initiative's internal functions have been shrouded in mystery and the Musk-led team's size was not widely known even within the executive branch before Trump's remarks.
American among three detainees released by Belarus, White House says
February 12, 2025 | 1:08pmAn American was among three people released from prison by the government of Belarus, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.
Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to reimpose federal funding freeze
February 11, 2025 | 8:59pmThe Trump administration failed to "identify any harm related to a specific funding action or actions that they will face without their requested administrative stay,” the appeals court said.
AP reporter barred from White House event for refusing to update style to ‘Gulf of America,’ news agency says
February 11, 2025 | 6:50pm"Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment,''...
Jordanian king tells Trump he'll take 2K Gaza kids — as Trump insists US 'wouldn't have to buy' Hamas-run territory
February 11, 2025 | 2:02pmJordanian King Abdullah II told President Trump Tuesday that his nation will take in 2,000 sick children from the Gaza Strip.
Top CFPB leaders dismissed as Trump team begins to dismantle agency
February 11, 2025 | 10:16amTwo top leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were removed from their roles Tuesday.
Trump signs executive order reversing Biden's plastic straw ban
February 10, 2025 | 7:04pmThen-President Joe Biden had vowed in July of 2024 to 'phase out' plastics in federal food service, with the end of procurement due in 2027.
Dem gov applauds applauds Trump for scrapping production of the penny
February 10, 2025 | 6:41pmGov. Jared Polis argued that producing copper-plated zinc pennies “leads to poorer air quality and large extractions of key minerals.”
Federal judge halts Trump's fed worker buyouts -- after 65K take up the offer
February 10, 2025 | 3:56pmBoston US District Judge George O’Toole Jr. said he would pause a deadline requiring all federal employees to either take the buyout offer or return to their offices for work.
CFPB's 1,700 employees told to 'not perform any work' – as Obama-era agency becomes latest Trump target
February 10, 2025 | 11:28amRuss Vought, the acting director of CFPB, told employees to 'stand down from performing any work task.'
Overwhelming majority of Americans believe President Trump is living up to campaign promises: new poll
February 9, 2025 | 3:25pmAmericans think they're getting just what they voted for.
Musk suggests federal judges who stymie DOGE should be impeached: 'A corrupt judge protecting corruption'
February 9, 2025 | 9:40am"How on Earth are we supposed to stop fraud and waste of taxpayer money without looking at how money is spent? That’s literally impossible! Something super shady is going to...
Inside Trump's hectic day-to-day schedule – with prez revealing the phrase that keeps going through his mind when he first wakes up
February 8, 2025 | 8:18pmIn the renewed vigor of the Oval Office, President Trump doesn’t take meetings in the traditional sense, where one guest leaves before another departs.
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba gifts Trump a golden samurai helmet during White House visit
February 8, 2025 | 5:51pmIn return, Trump gave Ishiba a copy of his coffee table picture book "Save America" featuring a cover photo from his first assassination attempt.
Trump slams ‘lunatic’ Democrats that tried to barge into Department of Education to stop DOGE ‘super geniuses’
February 8, 2025 | 12:10amPresident Trump slammed congressional Democrats Friday for attempting to barge into the Department of Education – where he assigned his team of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cost-cutters to go...
Trump orders South Africa aid freeze, will announce refugee resettlement program for white South African farmers
February 7, 2025 | 8:45pmPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the...
Musk bringing back DOGE staffer who resigned after racist social media posts were exposed
February 7, 2025 | 6:04pmMusk, 53, announced his decision to rehire 25-year-old engineer Marko Elez after Vice President JD Vance expressed strong support for giving the ex-DOGE staffer a second chance. President Trump later...