Francis Walshe
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Pentagon lawyers to review Kelly's remarks after Hegseth accuses senator of disclosing classified briefing details
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Sen. Mark Kelly of publicly revealing details from a classified Pentagon briefing on U.S. weapons…
By Francis Walshe
Hegseth consolidates Pentagon authority after ousting Navy secretary who challenged him
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced out Navy Secretary John Phelan after Phelan took his complaints about Pentagon leadership directly to…
By Francis Walshe
Trump calls War Powers Act unconstitutional as 60-day Iran deadline arrives without congressional vote
President Trump declared Friday that the War Powers Act is "totally unconstitutional," dismissing calls for congressional authorization of U.S. military…
By Francis Walshe
Governor Ivey calls Alabama Legislature into special session on redistricting after Supreme Court ruling
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that she is calling a special session of the Alabama Legislature, moving swiftly to…
By Francis Walshe
House approves rotisserie chicken amendment to farm bill in 384-35 landslide
The House voted Thursday to let food stamp recipients buy hot rotisserie chicken, passing a farm bill amendment by a…
By Francis Walshe
Trump drops Casey Means as surgeon general pick, taps radiologist Nicole Saphier
President Donald Trump withdrew Dr. Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general on Thursday and announced he would nominate…
By Francis Walshe
Supreme Court takes up Trump administration's authority to revoke protected status for Haitians and Syrians
The Supreme Court will hear oral argument Wednesday on whether the Department of Homeland Security can strip Temporary Protected Status…
By Francis Walshe
Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick quits Congress minutes before ethics sanctions hearing
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress on Tuesday, roughly 30 minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider…
By Francis Walshe
Justice Barrett presses Trump administration on birthright citizenship order's practical problems
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett put Solicitor General D. John Sauer on the spot Wednesday, pressing him repeatedly on…
By Francis Walshe
Trump and Burgum move to clean Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing Biden-era neglect
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are working to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting…
By Francis Walshe
