Politics
Trump Administration Announces Spending and Policy Moves
The Trump administration is undertaking several policy initiatives, including spending $5.1 million to restore Lincoln Memorial statues, announcing a $700 million investment in coal power, cutting funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud unit, and defeating an amendment to ban the anti-weaponization fund.
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The Hill
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton plans to plead guilty in a case accusing him of improperly handling national defense information contained within his diaries, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. Bolton will plead guilty at a rearraignment hearing scheduled
2026-06-04 17:27 UTC
The Hill
Senate Republicans voted on Thursday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to prohibit the Department of Justice from establishing a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies, a proposal that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told l
2026-06-04 17:44 UTC
The Hill
The Trump administration is cutting off $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program after it failed to bring a single indictment or conviction over the past four years. In a letter sent to Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Department of Health and Human Services Inspe
2026-06-04 17:46 UTC
The Hill
President Trump on Thursday afternoon will give remarks from the White House on the administration’s moves to bolster coal power, including a $700 million investment. In addition, Trump is expected to announce $185 million in grant funding from the Energy Department to build two new coal plants in A
2026-06-04 17:52 UTC
The Hill
The Interior Department on Thursday said it would regild the four gold-plated Arts of War and Arts of Peace equestrian statues near the Lincoln Memorial. Each of the statues were sent as a gift to the U.S. from Italy about 75 years ago. The new regilding project is slated to cost $5.1 million and m
2026-06-04 17:57 UTC