White House pulls nomination for surgeon general a day before Senate confirmation hearing

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Dr. Casey Means will replace Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as his nominee for U.S. Surgeon General. Read More

White House withdraws another key nomination with last-minute pivot for US surgeon general

The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump is pulling Dr. Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination to be surgeon general and replacing her with Dr. Casey Means. The news came the day before ... Read More

White House withdraws nomination of Fox News contributor for US surgeon general

White House withdraws nomination of Fox News contributor for US surgeon general - The White House is withdrawing the nomination of Fox News medical contributor Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. surgeon ... Read More

Trump nominees pulled from House dominate political spotlight

All three Republicans have either had to bow out of consideration or have been subject to criticism while on the job. Read More

White House to send Congress a formal request to nix $9.3B for PBS, NPR, State Department

The White House will soon ask Congress ... request will be swiftly approved. When Trump sent a request in 2018 to claw back $15 billion, the Senate rejected the plan. And not all Republicans ... Read More

Conservatives dismiss Trump pressure on budget blueprint ahead of White House meeting

Hard-line House conservatives say personal appeals from President Trump will not be enough to sway them to support a Senate budget resolution to advance the White ... the Senate sent over is ... Read More

White House rescissions package cuts $1.1 billion from PBS, $8.3 billion from USAID

President Donald Trump will send legislation to Congress asking for nearly $10 billion in spending cuts, the White House has confirmed ... only need 50 votes in the Senate rather than the 60 ... Read More

White House proposal axes UN, NATO funds and halves State Department budget

The White House budget is set to be transferred to Congress next month before the Republican-led House and Senate get to work on passing appropriations bills for each agency of government. Read More

House GOP leaders urge support for Senate budget resolution as fiscal hawks balk

In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to members on Saturday ... to make it clear in all discussions with the Senate and the White House that—in order to secure House passage—the final ... Read More

White House Says Trump Would Veto Senate Bill to Curb Tariff Powers

The White House said President Trump would veto a Senate effort to gain more control over tariffs if it comes to his desk. Under the Trade Review Act, introduced last week, tariffs imposed by the ... Read More