President Trump on Thursday announced a new nominee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to fill the seat of a previous Democratic commissioner who stepped down at the White

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie–whose opposition to the GOP’s budget bill last month led Trump to demand his exile from the party–teamed up with Rep. Ro Khanna to introduce the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which would require Attorney General Pam Bondi to make the documents public within 30 days.

Leavitt had to navigate a tough room of reporters demanding answers on Thursday about the Trump administration’s handling of Epstein’s case. When asked what part of the Epstein situation was a “hoax,” Leavitt blamed Democrats and the media for the outcry over the documents.

As a key Democrat seeks new details from Fox News, the party appears to be taking “it’s time to get tougher and start playing hardball” advice to heart.

Tillis told WBT he decided it was time to retire from Congress after it became clear Trump would continue listening to “amateurish” advisers, when what Republicans really need to do is “to show that we’re adults and that we’re governing and that we’re making tough decisions and not always taking the bait to go to the extremes.”

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate sends PBS, NPR, foreign aid clawbacks to the House and senators consider Emil Bove's nomination to a federal appeals court.

Roughly half of U.S. adults report that Trump’s policies have “done more to hurt” them since his second term began six months ago.

Wednesday’s Hill Nation Summit was packed with lawmakers and major figures on both sides of the aisle, and made clear that President Trump has an iron grip on the Republican Party. Republican