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Here’s what’s happening…
-Trump’s nominee for Commerce secretary passes key vote in the Senate
–USAID workers ask federal judge to uphold restraining order blocking Trump freeze
-Dems spar over DOGE cuts with Trump education nominee Linda McMahon
Record setting
President Donald Trump took to social media on Thursday morning to showcase his frenetic pace since reentering the White House on Jan. 20.
“THREE GREAT WEEKS, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER,” the president touted.
Trump has signed 64 executive orders since his inauguration, according to a count from Fox News, which far surpasses the rate of any presidential predecessors during their first weeks in office…Read more
President Donald Trump speaks as Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House, on Wednesday, Feb. 12. (AP/Alex Brandon)
White House
‘TOO MANY PEOPLE’: Roughly 75,000 federal employees agree to Trump’s buyout offer…Read more
SICK AND TIRED: Trump’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ commission to target autism, chronic diseases…Read more
FROZEN FUNDS: Pennsylvania’s Shapiro latest Democrat suing ‘unconstitutional’ Trump admin…Read more
‘FLEXING HIS EXECUTIVE POWER’: Judicial pushback against Trump’s agenda will likely lead to one final face-off, experts say…Read more
Several of President Donald Trump’s executive orders are likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. (Getty Images)
‘PARTISAN ACTIVIST’: Impeachment threat hits judge who blocked Trump federal funding freeze…Read more
BACK TO BACK: Trump Agriculture pick confirmed as president racks up Cabinet wins…Read more
World Stage
POISONED APPLE: Bipartisan intelligence letter warns Gabbard new UK order for backdoor Apple data could jeopardize Americans…Read more
‘SURRENDERING LEVERAGE’: Obama officials, Trump critics target Hegseth’s Ukraine ‘concessions’ as ‘biggest gift’ to Russia…Read more
UKRAINE DEAL: ‘No betrayal’ in Trump move toward Ukraine war negotiations, Hegseth says…Read more
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos) (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)
Capitol Hill
SENATE SEAT SHAKE-UP: Senate Democrats forced to defend another open seat in 2026 midterms…Raed more
DEATH TAX: Inheritance tax hits chopping block as more than 200 Republicans push for repeal…Read more
INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Ways and Means chair calls for de-weaponization, overhaul of IRS after ‘lawless’ behavior…Read more
CIVICS LESSON: Trump Education nominee Linda McMahon says shutting down DOE would ‘require congressional action’…Read more
‘DON’T WATCH THE NEWS’: GOP chairman responds after protesters are tossed from USAID spending hearing…Read more
FAST-TRACK: Comer, Lee roll out bicameral bill to fast-track Trump’s government reorganization plans through Congress…Read more
WON’T TOE THE LINE: Fetterman says there ‘isn’t a constitutional crisis’ with the Trump administration: report…Read more
CHANGE COMING: Kash Patel’s nomination to lead FBI faces first major Senate hurdle…Read more
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, arrives for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP/Ben Curtis)
MATH TEST: Trump budget bill hits the rocks with GOP rebels, tax hawks ahead of key vote…Read more
‘WAR ON WASTE’: DOGE subcommittee holds first hearing slamming $36T national debt, as House Republicans declare ‘war on waste’…Read more
Across America
STEPPING DOWN: NIH principal deputy director, who led agency during COVID, resigns abruptly…Read more
‘GIRL,’ DEFINED: Alabama’s What is a Woman Act, to ‘codify common sense,’ primed for gov’s signature…Read more
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