Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

1 week ago | newrepublic.com | Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Trump administration did not rule out that its pitch to replace the nation’s space launch system could massively benefit Elon Musk. In an interview with Fox Business Friday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russel Vought refused to clarify if the “Dark MAGA” tech billionaire would be pocketing off the budget increase. “The budget phases out the grossly expensive and delayed space launch system,” Fox Business’s Charles Payne said.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Trump administration did not rule out that its pitch to replace the nation’s space launch system could massively benefit Elon Musk. In an interview with Fox Business Friday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russel Vought refused to clarify if the “Dark MAGA” tech billionaire would be pocketing off the budget increase. “The budget phases out the grossly expensive and delayed space launch system,” Fox Business’s Charles Payne said.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Alabama’s “dumbest” senator appears to be running an especially stupid con at the moment. In a gambit for Alabama’s governorship, Senator Tommy Tuberville is in the midst of trying to prove he actually lives there. In order to qualify for the race, Tuberville needs to prove state residency going back for at least seven years.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

CBS’s flagship news magazine show 60 Minutes is upping the ante in its fight against Donald Trump. The show’s upcoming Sunday segment will focus on how the Trump administration has targeted law firms in an apparent quest to punish those who dared to challenge him when he was out of office, according to an online listing for the episode. “On the campaign trail, President Trump vowed to wield the power of the presidency to go after his perceived enemies,” the listing reads.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has had enough of the Trump administration’s unchecked bullying of the nation’s judicial branch. The Supreme Court’s most junior justice condemned Donald Trump’s attacks on the country’s judges Thursday night, decrying the hostility from the executive branch as a threat to democracy.