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Justice Department says its reviewing state election tampering conviction of Trump ally

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Monday filed a highly unusual motion stating its intent to review a state-level conviction of a Trump ally who was sentenced to nine years in prison for leading a security breach of her county's elections computer system following... Read More.

GOP reps encouraged to do virtual town halls after fiery meetings with constituents

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, encouraged House Republicans to do more virtual events over in-person town halls, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.The plea comes as multiple House Republicans have faced fiery constituents... Read More.

Trump illegally removed member of board that protects government employees, judge rules

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump unlawfully removed a member of a federal office that protects government employees from partisan interference, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras granted a permanent injunction reinstating Cathy Harris to the Merit Systems Protection Board, delivering the... Read More.

Trump to address Congress and nation as he tests limits of presidential power

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Donald Trump, six weeks into a historic comeback to the White House, on Tuesday heads to Capitol Hill to address Congress and the nation as a reinvented president relentlessly testing the limits of executive power.Trump will step up to the dais at... Read More.

Who is Elissa Slotkin, whos giving Democrats response to Trumps address to Congress?

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump will deliver a joint address to Congress on Tuesday evening during which he’ll no doubt try to highlight the ways he is delivering on the “mandate” that he and Republicans say they were given by Americans during the 2024... Read More.

As shutdown looms, Democrats bring fired federal workers to hear Trumps speech

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A potential government shutdown looms large as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night -- where he’s sure to face a divided audience following his sustained effort to slash the U.S. bureaucracy.Top Congressional leaders have not yet... Read More.

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon confirmed as secretary of education

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45.Four senators -- Republicans Cynthia Lummis and Shelley Moore Capito and Democrats Elissa Slotkin and Peter Welch -- missed the vote.Moments after... Read More.

DOGE says its saved $105 billion, though its backtracked on some of its earlier claims

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The website of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency provided its third weekly update of federal government cost-cutting Sunday night, claiming total government savings of $105 billion, up from the $65 billion it claimed in last week's update -- but the figure... Read More.

Trump will face dozens of fired bureaucrats at joint address Tuesday

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, President Donald Trump is expected to face dozens of civil servants fired from their positions across the executive branch as congressional Democrats make a concerted effort to bring terminated bureaucrats as their... Read More.

Senate Democrats slam Social Security job cuts, attack Musk calling it Ponzi scheme

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Democratic leaders stood in support of Social Security benefits on Monday in the wake of the Social Security Administration's announcement it's planning to cut 7,000 jobs as part of "significant workforce reductions.""Now we know that something we Senate Democrats have feared... Read More.

Justice Department says its reviewing state election tampering conviction of Trump ally

GOP reps encouraged to do virtual town halls after fiery meetings with constituents

Trump illegally removed member of board that protects government employees, judge rules

Trump to address Congress and nation as he tests limits of presidential power

Who is Elissa Slotkin, whos giving Democrats response to Trumps address to Congress?

As shutdown looms, Democrats bring fired federal workers to hear Trumps speech

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon confirmed as secretary of education

DOGE says its saved $105 billion, though its backtracked on some of its earlier claims

Trump will face dozens of fired bureaucrats at joint address Tuesday

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