Political Pushback Against Trump

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he has “great confidence” in Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, after the central bank raised interest rates by a quarter point against the wishes of President Trump. “I have great confidence in Chair Warsh,” Bessent told host Joe Kernen on CNBC’s “Squawk

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke out on Monday against the White House's reported plans to give political appointees more control over the National Institute of Health's (NIH) grantmaking process. Multiple outlets reporte

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday went after President Trump for his triumphal arch and pressed for statehood for Washington, D.C. The president in a Truth Social post on Sunday said that the plans for the massive arch bridging D.C. and Virginia will incorporate a “top grade military complex” and