Social policy cuts likely from swath of tech initiatives
Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick may cut tech initiative spending such as semiconductor subsidies or broadband ...
Analysis: Trump pick would rip up plans to ensure 'internet for all’
Trump on Monday nominated Arielle Roth to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or NTIA.
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Committee approves Lutnick for Commerce secretary
The Senate is also moving closer to a final vote on Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
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Agencies given a 45-day deadline to identify Biden era SES career only positions
A new memo from OPM directs agencies to reverse the career-only status for those roles, and instead open them to potentially political appointments.
You're hired! Here's who passed Congress' Trump cabinet test and how stormy their hearings were
While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through, others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, saw their ...
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As Texas gets redder, John Cornyn could face toughest primary season of his career
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...
As USAID retreats, China pounces
If USAID is packing up and moving out, China seems all too happy to move in. That’s the trend that longtime U.S. China watchers and aid workers are already noticing in the weeks since President DONALD ...
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Tulsi Gabbard Gets Closer to Confirmation as Senior Republican Caves
Tulsi Gabbard’s bid for national director of intelligence has gained a key supporter, in the form of “serial disappointer” ...
What is Kash Patel’s ‘enemies list’ that has delayed his confirmation as FBI director?
Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel, a former lawyer of Gujarati heritage, was picked by US President Donald Trump to lead the FBI because ...