Author: Jenny Goldsberry

President Donald Trump teased the idea of making mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public since the two finance companies manage the majority of mortgages. This would be Trump’s second effort to transition the government-sponsored enterprises into public companies. The company was put under conservatorship after the 2008 housing crisis. In 2019, Trump penned…

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) issued the first apology from a sitting governor to the Seneca Nation for a boarding school’s treatment of Native Americans. Hochul was in Irving, New York, near the site of the Thomas Indian School, over two months after she claimed the tribal nation asked her to visit. She apologized for the…

Vice President JD Vance voiced his own concern over Joe Biden‘s health Monday in a statement that implied the former president suffered from health problems before leaving office. Last week, it was announced that doctors found a small nodule in Biden‘s prostate during a routine exam. On Sunday, it was revealed that he was diagnosed…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s prepared to set tariffs against countries that won’t negotiate with him. The United States recently secured a trade deal with China that included negotiations on “tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers, currency manipulation, and subsidies of labor and capital,” according to Bessent. China was an outlier among foreign countries facing tariffs,…

Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) fell asleep for a moment during an all-night meeting to pass the House Republicans’ tax legislation. The House Ways and Means Committee gathered from Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday morning before voting 26-19 to approve a $3.8 trillion tax cut over the next 10 years. Just before 5 a.m., the committee…

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (R-FL) claimed that the House Department of Government Efficiency Caucus hasn’t operated for months. Moskowitz was the first Democrat to opt into the caucus, cochaired by Reps. Aaron Bean (R-FL), Blake Moore (R-UT), and Pete Sessions (R-TX). However, the Florida Democrat now calls the caucus “a complete failure.” “The DOGE caucus is…

Avelo Airlines sent its first flight out of Mesa Gateway Airport on Monday to aid in the Trump administration’s deportation effort. Protesters gathered near the airport in Phoenix, Arizona, to condemn the flights. Avelo faced backlash after it announced its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to charter deportation flights. A petition calling for the end of…

The Department of Homeland Security rang in Police Week this year with a video campaign to rally support and gratitude for law enforcement. A video compilation of U.S. Capitol Police, Transportation Security Administration officials, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and more was posted to the department’s X account on Monday. The video’s caption promised that…

President Donald Trump fired the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, on Sunday. Perlmutter was appointed by the former librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in 2020. In the days before this most recent firing, Trump also fired Hayden. The White House notified Perlmutter in an email, according to the Associated Press, writing, “Your…

Microsoft founder Bill Gates pledged that 99% of the wealth he’s accumulated from his career in the technology industry and beyond will go to the Gates Foundation. The donation would be an estimated $107 billion, one of the largest charitable donations ever. Warren Buffett, previously a board member of the Gates Foundation, has made a similar…