Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
MTG opens DOGE panel with call to avoid ‘political theater’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene opened the first meeting of the DOGE subcommittee by vowing to work with President Trump and Elon Musk to expose the "waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government" and offer "plans to fix the tremendous problems." Published February 12, 2025
Judge pauses NIH plan to cap ‘indirect’ costs in response to lawsuit from states
A Massachusetts federal judge put a pause Monday on the Trump administration's push to change how the National Institutes of Health funds research. Published February 10, 2025
Up next? Steel tariffs: Trump continues early-term blitz over Super Bowl weekend
President Trump announced Sunday he plans to slap a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, marking his latest move to reshape global trade. Published February 9, 2025
Trump inks Gulf of America proclamation over the renamed Gulf of Mexico
President Trump on Sunday signed a Gulf of America Day proclamation as he flew over the body of water that the rest of the world still calls the Gulf of Mexico. Published February 9, 2025
Trump: Trudeau is right, I do want Canada to be 51st state
President Trump said Sunday he is serious about making Canada the nation's 51st state. Published February 9, 2025
Trump favors Chiefs over Eagles in Superbowl
President Trump is picking the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl. Published February 9, 2025
Musk demands impeachment of judge for thwarting his DOGE squad
Elon Musk says the judge who temporarily blocked political appointees, including from the Department of Government Efficiency, from accessing payment systems in the Treasury Department should be impeached. Published February 9, 2025
National security adviser defends Trump’s push to dismantle USAID
President Trump's national security adviser defended the administration's push to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. Published February 9, 2025
Poll: Most Americans approve of Trump’s opening weeks
President Trump is getting solid marks from voters as he prepares to become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. Published February 9, 2025
Trump says Elon Musk ‘not gaining anything’ from cost-cutting efforts, access to Treasury data
President Trump is sending a clear message to critics of the Elon Musk-led push to cut government spending: get used to it. Published February 9, 2025
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem tells immigrant rights groups: ‘Get your priorities straight’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday rejected claims by immigrant rights groups that the Trump administration is trampling the rights of illegal immigrants it recently started holding at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Published February 9, 2025
Speaker Johnson says tax cuts will be offset with spending cuts
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Republicans will find spending cuts to offset President Trump's push for tax cuts, which a nonpartisan budget analysis estimates will cost at least $5 trillion over 10 years. Published February 9, 2025
Democrats take to the streets in fight to derail Musk’s DOGE revolution
Democrats, who voters relegated to the sidelines for at least the next two years, are scrambling to slow down the Elon Musk freight train that is crashing through Washington bureaucracy and exposing its wild spending. Published February 6, 2025
Trump administration axes $8 million in Politico subscriptions paid by taxpayers
The White House said Wednesday it was canceling Politico subscriptions that the U.S. Agency for International Development had purchased with millions of taxpayer dollars. Published February 5, 2025
Sen. Joni Ernst applauds Secretary of State Rubio’s push to overhaul USAID and review its spending
Sen. Joni Ernst is looking to keep the focus on the lack of transparency and accountability at the U.S. Agency for International Development, following up on the Trump administration's crackdown on the agency's operations. Published February 5, 2025
Wes Moore tells Marylanders to brace for budget tightening, higher taxes on wealthy
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday in his third State of the State address that the "easy decisions are done" in confronting the state's budget woes and "confusion and chaos" of the Trump administration. Published February 5, 2025
Elon Musk calls for ‘wholesale removal’ of federal regulations
Elon Musk wants to nuke federal regulations now and ask questions later. Published February 4, 2025
Peter Navarro: ‘Drug cartels are rapidly expanding in Canada’
Peter Navarro, a senior trade aide to President Trump, on Tuesday said the rise of drug cartels in Canada played into the administration's threat to slap tariffs on America's neighbor to the north. Published February 4, 2025
USAID’s humanitarian aid, programs invite onslaught of scrutiny and overtures to action under Trump
President Trump has turned his attention to the "radical lunatics" at the U.S. Agency for International Development in his pursuit of wasteful federal spending. Published February 3, 2025
Democrats dismiss Musk-led push to shut down USAID as ‘plainly illegal’
Democrats lawmakers threw cold water Monday on Elon Musk's push to get President Trump to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Published February 3, 2025
