The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion last year on paid administrative leave for federal employees as part of its effort to shrink the government, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.That figure marks a sixfold jump in paid-leave salary costs compa…
Former President Barack Obama took to social media Wednesday to grieve the loss of a notable White House alum: Sunny, his family’s female Portuguese Water Dog and First Dog of the United States.“We got Sunny at the start of our second term in the White House, and all of us — including our first dog,…
A House-led effort to release more information about convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is gaining traction — and spurring serious concerns within the White House, according to two GOP lawmakers.In July, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) filed a successor to their successful …
Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers was widely ridiculed after dodging a Fox News debate with his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed.“It tells you who he is,” El-Sayed told reporters after he was forced to stand beside an empty podium in the debate, hosted by Fox2 Detroit’s “The Pulse.” “He’s a c…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was raked over the coals on MS NOW on Wednesday morning over reports of significant destruction to U.S. military facilities during the Iran war and munitions shortages.“Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski ridiculed Hegseth’s tenure after a new report…
Charlie Kirk was insta-martyred by MAGA after he was assassinated just over a year ago. Seconds after the news was announced, without a shooter in custody or even a suspect, they immediately blamed Democrats. Within a shockingly short period of time, they had a coordinated effort to go after all lib…
A Beltway insider issued a dire prediction Wednesday as reports revealed President Donald Trump made nearly 28,700 stock trades in 17 months.During an appearance on “Morning Joe,” political journalist and pundit John Heilemann analyzed a new Bloomberg analysis that found Trump traded more securitie…
A conservative activist’s credulous acceptance of the Trump administration’s characterization of the Iran war crumbled under kid-gloves pushback from CNN’s Audie Cornish on Wednesday.Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin tried to claim Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) surprise impeachment push …
President Donald Trump sparked outrage after his administration was exposed for preparing a $2.8 billion military package amid “extraordinarily dire” economic signs — funded entirely by American taxpayers.On Monday, The Washington Post revealed that the Trump administration was actively preparing to…
The Trump administration is reshaping how the federal government collects and releases data, pulling a field long seen as technical and nonpartisan deeper into the president’s broader campaign to control the machinery of government, according to a new analysis. Trustworthy, apolitical data shapes de…