CNN's top fact checker flagged what he called "big, startling claims" uttered Tuesday by President Donald Trump and his so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" right-hand man Elon Musk.Trump and Musk took questions from reporters in the Oval Office as they continued to defend slapdash effor…
Republican lawmakers are getting an earful from constituents back home who are angry by the swift — and sweeping — cuts Donald Trump and Elon Musk are making to the federal government, but they're reluctant to speak out too loudly against the constitutionally problematic moves.They've so far projec…
There's no shortage of conflicts of interest in the new Donald Trump administration, said MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, speaking to former Republican Tim Miller of "The Bulwark." The Office of Government Ethics has a leader appointed to five-year terms approved by the U.S. Senate, but Trump fired him…
President Donald Trump’s effort to undo a block of his government-wide spending freeze was dealt a blow Tuesday after a federal appeals court threw out his emergency appeal.In a short ruling Tuesday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s request for the court to block an order that requ…
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