The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to run major health programs for older Americans and the poor. Source: Original News
A series of events in all 50 states aims to capitalize on a recent warning from Republican leadership that its lawmakers should avoid such public forums. Source: Original News
The president, once the target of federal prosecution, is likely to announce steps to combat “weaponization” of the department, even as he uses its powers to punish enemies and reward allies. Source: Original News
On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House. Source: Original News
The U.S. Postal Service has long struggled with its finances. President Trump and Mr. Musk have both suggested it should be privatized. Source: Original News
By grabbing a loaded handgun from Squeaky Fromme in 1975, Mr. Buendorf, as part of a Secret Service detail, thwarted a would-be assassin in California’s capital. Source: Original News
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gives the president wartime powers to deport undocumented immigrants with little to no due process. Source: Original News
The talks suggest that the effort to shrink the size of the federal work force could soon turn to a critical arm of the intelligence community. Source: Original News
In pleading guilty during his military-court martial, Jack Teixeira made a direct appeal to President Trump, reflecting a tactic being employed by an increasing number of convicted criminals and their lawyers. Source: Original News
“I don’t think we should give him oxygen on any platform — ever, anywhere,” the Democratic governor of Kentucky said of President Trump’s former chief strategist. Source: Original News
