Reporting on the planned military bunker beneath the new East Wing complex and an article about the Defense Department’s munitions shortage are among the stories the Trump administration used to justify banning CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House this week. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Overton said she would “follow the statutory requirements” for FDA commissioners and give Trump her best advice. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...A few tentative displays of independence among Republicans have expanded in recent days into a stampede, as candidates furiously distance themselves from President Trump ahead of the midterm elections. “This is shaping up to be a nightmare political environment for every Republican, everywhere—period, full stop,” one Texas-based political consultant told us, speaking anonymously to provide a frank assessment. Noting that gas prices across the country are on average $ 4.50 a gallon, the consultant described the atmosphere as “a fucking disaster for anyone in a competitive race.” The contrast with…
Read More...President Trump’s ejection of three major news outlets from the White House escalated Monday into a full-on battle with the media and could significantly hamper coverage of one of the most important weeks of his second term. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...The same Philadelphia facility that had the radar outages in the spring of 2025 lost both its primary and backup data lines at the same time on Monday. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term. The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man last weekend in Austin was a recent hire who was not wearing his body camera, three officials at the Department of Homeland Security with knowledge of the incident told me. The officer, who has not been publicly identified, was hired last year, according to two of the officials, but he previously worked for another federal law-enforcement agency, one of the officials said. The officials were not…
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