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Melania Trump has reportedly spent fewer than 14 days in the White House since her husband was inaugurated in January.
Trump’s new pardon attorney says he will scrutinize pardons that Biden issued at the end of his term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Martin Jr., who will be the Justice Department’s new pardon attorney after President Donald Trump pulled his nomination to be the top federal prosecutor for Washington, said Tuesday that he plans to scrutinize pardons that former President Joe Biden issued on his way out of the White House.
Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion. But also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change.
Although Trump recently attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Saudi Arabia was originally intended to be his initial overseas destination, just like in his first term. It served as a gilded debut for a foreign policy focused on securing cash infusions for American businesses.
A lone House Democrat is moving to force a chamber-wide vote on his impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump. Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., introduced his impeachment resolution as privileged on Tuesday afternoon, meaning leaders have two days of the House in session to take up the legislation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans revealed the sweeping tax provisions for President Donald Trump's big bill Monday, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with reductions to Medicaid and other programs used by millions of Americans.
Trump arrived in Riyadh early Tuesday morning, with the nation sending fighter jet escorts to welcome Air Force One to the ground and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeting Trump on the tarmac that was adorned with a lavender-colored carpet.
And in the latest Echelon Insights poll, conducted between May 8-12 among 1,000 likely voters, Trump's approval rating had decreased by one point in the space of a month to 46 percent. His disapproval increased by one point to 52 percent.
House committees have been laboring for months to draft the legislation, which Republicans have labeled “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,’’ a nod to Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to approve the package and send it to the Senate by Memorial Day.
President Donald Trump's administration is facing calls for an ethics probe amid plans to accept a $400-million "palace in the sky" jet from Qatar.