By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Published: 09:38 EDT, 1 April 2025 | Updated: 09:38 EDT, 1 April 2025 Firings ensued at the Department of Health and Human Services as employees began receiving notice of their dismissal on Tuesday morning. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this month his intent […]
Experts warn of worst-case scenario $1.4tn trade war Researchers have placed the economic impact of tariffs at $1.4 trillion – if it escalates into a full-scale trade war.Economists from Aston University, based in the U.K., conducted an analysis of the worst-case scenario following the potential fallout of Donald Trump’s reciprocal “Liberation Day” tariffs. Professor Jun […]
Thousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country were dismissed on Tuesday as the Trump administration began implementing its controversial workforce reduction plan, which could ultimately remove 10,000 staff from the department through forced layoffs. The job cuts mark the first tangible impact of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s departmental overhaul […]
President Donald J. Trump prepares to sign a plaque placed along the border wall Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at the Texas-Mexico border near Alamo, Texas. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Immediately after Trump took office in February, illegal border crossings dropped to record lows. Now in March, Trump’s second full month in office, […]
US president Donald Trump weighed in regarding billionaire Elon Musk’s recent position as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), implying that although Musk has contributed substantially to the federal government, he will probably soon return to his businesses including Tesla and SpaceX after his 130-day term limit as a special government employee is […]
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) said during a recent interview that he supports President Trump’s expansive tariff agenda despite the likelihood of short-term negative impacts. “There’s absolutely gonna be short-term pain,” Sheehy said Monday evening on CNN’s “The Source,” telling host Kaitlan Collins that “the president’s been clear about that. Everyone has.” “I mean, if you’re […]
In his first month as FBI director, Kash Patel has aggressively targeted key law enforcement concerns of the Trump administration, including violent crime, gang violence, and drug trafficking. His swift actions have won praise from Republican lawmakers, who commend his transparency in sharing long-requested documents with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Patel’s tenure has […]
GATEWAY PUNDIT – UPDATE, March 31, 2025: This article has been updated to clarify that Valerie Imbruce’s quotes were given to Newsweek regarding potential cuts to SNAP. If HHS Secretary and healthy food advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his way, SNAP will stand for Soda Not Allowed Period. On Friday, Kennedy brought his “Make America […]
