Tag: Mike Johnson
Justice Department won’t defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that...
August recess can’t hide tensions ahead for Congress on spending and Trump nominations
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds can't...
Rep. Nancy Mace kicks off South Carolina GOP gubernatorial bid. She says she’s ‘Trump in high heels’
WASHINGTON – Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is running for governor, entering a GOP primary in which competition for President Donald Trump's...
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
WASHINGTON – On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S. health care safety...
The House is looking into the Epstein investigation. Here’s what could happen next
WASHINGTON – A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes, working to subpoena President...
Justice Department will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned girlfriend
WASHINGTON – Justice Department officials were set to meet on Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned girlfriend of financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey...
House Democrats launch bid to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files
WASHINGTON – House Democrats launched a bid Wednesday to subpoena President Donald Trump's Justice Department for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey...
The Latest: Trump will reveal ‘AI Action Plan’ shaped by his Silicon Valley supporters
An artificial intelligence agenda formed on the podcasts of Silicon Valley billionaires is now being set into U.S. policy as President Donald Trump leans...
With gavel in hand, Trump chisels away at the power of a compliant Congress
WASHINGTON – “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House...
The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON – The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and...
