Author: Naomi Lim

President Donald Trump defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and himself during a fiery sit-down interview with ABC News for his first 100 days of his second administration. ABC News anchor and senior national correspondent Terry Moran promised the interview, surprisingly granted to a mainstream news outlet, would be combative, and he and the president delivered.…

EXCLUSIVE — Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s contributions as the country’s first Latino top diplomat are being commemorated. The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute will recognize Rubio’s history-making confirmation during its annual gala this Wednesday, according to the group, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization founded by the Republican-affiliated Congressional Hispanic Conference. The contributions of Dominican President Luis…

Vice President JD Vance may have worn shamrock socks to welcome Ireland’s leader to the White House, but conflicts including a brewing trade war dampened the traditional St. Patrick’s Day celebrations that came with his visit. Taoiseach Micheal Martin was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a meeting with President Donald Trump, but tariffs and…

President Donald Trump has been “unequivocally clear” regarding his promise to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, according to the White House, despite Elon Musk describing entitlement spending as the “big one” in terms of cutting the federal government. “President Trump has been unequivocally clear on this: He is going to protect Social Security and…

President Donald Trump has put aside an executive order that would have empowered the federal government to take over Washington, D.C. — for now. Trump’s decision coincides with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s apparent political moderation in recent weeks, from announcing the district would be removing the Black Lives Matter mural across from the…

As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency dominate headlines, Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned the billionaire entrepreneur is providing political cover for President Donald Trump. Musk and DOGE are undertaking unprecedented reforms to the federal government in an unorthodox, haphazard manner, drastically changing departments and agencies from the U.S. Agency for International Development…

EXCLUSIVE — Most workers do not have qualms with Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency aides asking federal employees what they accomplished during the previous week. A poll published by J.L. Partners on Wednesday found that 55% of workers would describe the “five things” email that Musk and DOGE sent federal employees earlier…

President Donald Trump used his first presidential address to Congress in five years to take a defiant victory lap on the border and temper expectations regarding the economy, as Democratic protests fell flat. “America is back,” Trump said Tuesday. “Our country is on the verge of a comeback, the likes of which the world has…

President Donald Trump is poised to deliver his first joint address of his second term in front of Congress on Tuesday evening and is expected to promote his agenda for the next four years, just months after making a historic political comeback in the 2024 election. It’s been five years since Trump last addressed a joint session…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is pushing back on speculation that Amy Gleason was only recently named administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, the temporary organization that has become synonymous with Elon Musk’s attempts to reduce the size of the federal government and its spending. “Amy Gleason has been the DOGE administrator for…