Author: Samantha-Jo Roth

Senate Democrats are previewing their message in response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, focusing their energy on how the administration’s overhaul of the federal government is hurting their constituents.  In a series of news conferences throughout the day on Tuesday, Senate Democrats highlighted the human cost of the administration’s sweeping policy changes…

Vice President JD Vance said Ukraine must “come to the table and start negotiating” for U.S. military aid to be restored, and he emphasized that President Donald Trump is still committed to securing a rare minerals deal with the country. “What the president has said very clearly about our Ukraine policy is that he wants…

It’s a long-standing tradition for lawmakers to invite guests to a president’s address to Congress to send a message.  This year, Democrats are inviting fired federal workers or those who have been harmed by the Trump administration’s actions during his first month back in office. Meanwhile, Republicans are inviting guests that give life to the…

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, was confirmed by the Senate in a vote that fell along party lines. The upper chamber voted 51-45, with several absences, to confirm McMahon to run the department tasked with overseeing the country’s education system. Her nomination advanced out of the Senate Committee on…

First Lady Melania Trump pushed for a bill to criminalize revenge pornography during her first solo second-term act and took a jab at Democrats for not attending the roundtable discussion on Monday. During a roundtable discussion, Melania Trump pushed for Congress to pass the “Take it Down Act,” which would make it a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish…

Sweeping government cuts ignited by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are motivating some terminated federal employees to consider running for public office. Thousands of federal workers have been fired in recent weeks, primarily those with probationary status. The layoffs come amid a downsizing of the federal workforce, with the Trump administration focusing on finding…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began cutting its probationary workforce on Thursday, with hundreds working at the top climate and weather forecasting agency affected by the layoffs as the Trump administration continues to cut the federal workforce to reduce spending. The cuts could affect more than 10% of the employees at the agency, according…

President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faced a deluge of questions from Democrats on a key Senate panel seeking clarity on the fate of the agency, which has been at the center of the Trump administration’s push to gut the federal bureaucracy.  Jonathan McKernan, who was nominated to lead the…

The Department of Veterans Affairs axed another 1,400 workers this week with medical support staff dismissed with little to no warning or consultation with their supervisors at top VA care facilities. The debate over which employees are considered “non-mission critical” continues after the total number of dismissals in the department has now grown to about…

A new Senate committee for digital assets held its inaugural hearing on Wednesday as Congress moves toward crafting comprehensive legislation to regulate the crypto market and protect consumers. “This industry needs clear rules of the road that it can follow while simultaneously promoting both responsible innovation and protecting consumers,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), the…