Dems spar over DOGE cuts with Trump education nominee Linda McMahon
Trump's pick to lead the Department of Education got into a spat with Democrats over Elon Musk's DOGE sweeps to dramatically cut federal spending.
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Vaccine critic RFK Jr. confirmed as US health secretary
The Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary Thursday, ignoring dire warnings from ...
Trump education chief nominee says abolishing agency 'clearly' needs congressional action
Linda McMahon acknowledged during a confirmation hearing Thursday the Trump administration would need the help of Congress to ...
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Georgia’s Doug Collins transforms from firebrand congressman to VA chief
Former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins takes on his most challenging role yet; President Donald Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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"We should all be deeply concerned."
Amid his quest to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget, Elon Musk has set his sights on the Department of Veterans ...
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Democratic senators urge VA secretary to revoke Elon Musk’s access to veterans’ personal information
Over two dozen Democratic senators sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins asking that he stop ...
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official ...
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Senator Murray and Rep Strickland Introduce Flight 293 Remembrance Act for Missing Not in Action Servicemembers
On the heels of the 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision, new bipartisan legislation led by Murray would provide overdue ...
Department of Veterans Affairs gets a DOGE employee
A Department of Government Efficiency representative has begun working at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an effort to identify wasteful spending.
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Feliks Banel’s Flight 293 podcast ‘Unsolved Histories’ inspires Congress to take action
Feliks Banel's "What Happened to Flight 293" podcast has inspired the creation of bipartisan bills in the U.S. House and ...
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Sanders demands answers on Trump’s plans to dismantle Education Department
The lawmakers asked the acting Secretary of Education for answers on recent actions taken by the Trump administration to put federal workers on administrative leave, coerce employees into leaving ...
Democrats Sound Alarm on Veterans' Healthcare as DOGE Concerns Grow
Two Democratic senators sounded the alarm on how the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could affect the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Newsweek reached out to the White House for ...