Donald Trump fired multiple Kennedy Center board members and named himself chairman on Friday. This move has created confusion about who runs one of America’s biggest arts venues. “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Trump wrote on his social media site. He fired about half ...
The Senate took a major step Monday toward making Tulsi Gabbard America’s next intelligence chief. In a vote split along party lines, 52 Republicans backed Gabbard while 46 Democrats opposed her. This vote sets up a final decision expected late Wednesday night. As Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard would be in charge of overseeing 18 ...
Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub has created a standoff that could affect how election rules are enforced. “You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission, effective immediately,” Trump wrote in his January 31 letter to Weintraub. The FEC chair quickly rejected this directive. “There’s a ...
President Trump wants Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA, America’s main weather and ocean research agency. This choice has sparked debate because of Jacobs’ past involvement in changing weather forecasts to match Trump’s claims. Jacobs brings real scientific knowledge to the job. He’s a weather scientist who’s worked on making forecasts more accurate. Currently, he serves ...
Doug Collins is now in charge of veterans’ healthcare after winning strong support in the Senate. The vote wasn’t even close – 77 senators said yes, while 23 said no. What makes this special is that both Republicans and Democrats backed him, which doesn’t happen often these days. Collins knows what veterans need. He served ...
The Pentagon is changing who gets office space in its building, sparking concerns about how Americans will get their defense news. Starting February 14, 2025, four major news outlets must pack up and leave their longtime work areas. NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, and Politico are being told to move out. Taking their ...
President Donald Trump fired Rohit Chopra from his job as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Saturday. Chopra, who had been fighting for stricter rules on banks and credit card companies since 2021, got the news through a White House email. As CFPB director, Chopra took strong enforcement actions against financial institutions ...
Doug Burgum, North Dakota’s former governor and a wealthy software industry entrepreneur, is now in charge of America’s parks, wildlife, and natural resources. The Senate backed him with a vote of 79-18. “Doug Burgum knows that America’s natural resources are our greatest national asset,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said before the vote. Burgum will ...
Donald Trump cannot legally run for president again in 2028. The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution sets a clear two-term limit for presidents. Having served two terms, Trump would reach this limit. The amendment states: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” This rule applies whether the terms ...
The Senate has approved John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA Director with 74 senators voting yes and 25 voting no, according to Senate records. This strong support shows broad backing for his appointment. Ratcliffe makes history as the first person to lead both America’s top spy agencies—the CIA and the Office of the Director of National ...
