Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Chuck Grassley

Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination

After declaring ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘dead’, Trump reverses and says he’ll revive it despite Senate opposition

The Guardian - US

Blanche nomination on hold as White House stand-off with GOP senators deepens

Cornyn, Tillis lead latest Senate revolt against Trump’s demands

The Independent UK

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham takes office — ending the vacancy in South Carolina’s class II seat

On July 14, 2026, President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) swore Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) into the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancy in South Carolina's class II seat.

Ballotpedia

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Where retirement goes to die: Inside America’s geriatric government

The TOI correspondent from Washington: Mystery surrounds the health condition of powerful US Senator Mitch McConnell, whose prolonged absence from the Senate after a hospitalization has once again revived an old Washington joke: the United States Senate is less a legislative chamber than an elite retirement community that can still…

The Times of India

Kash Patel Abruptly Scraps Private Flight To Visit Girlfriend After Reportedly Being Summoned By 'Frustrated' White House Officials

FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly cancelled a planned Chicago trip after a White House meeting, as scrutiny grows over his use of government aircraft and travel.

International Business Times UK

Republican Ally Asks Kash Patel in Spending Probe: 'Why BMW Vehicles Instead of Chevy Suburbans'

FBI Director Kash Patel is under bipartisan scrutiny for his spending decisions, including the use of government aircraft and replacing Chevrolet Suburbans with BMW SUVs.

International Business Times UK

Kash Patel Under Bipartisan Scrutiny Over Taxpayer-Funded Excursions and Luxury Car Purchases

FBI Director Kash Patel is under bipartisan scrutiny for taxpayer-funded travel expenses, including luxury vehicle purchases and personal trips, prompting calls for transparency and accountability.

International Business Times UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Kash Patel’s ‘luxury’ perks and ‘out of control’ spending under microscope by Congressional Democrats

FBI director’s alleged demands for ‘perks’ on the job, including snorkeling and jet ski trips, is straining the bureau, lawmakers say

The Independent UK

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump's DoJ is investigating him and his wife

California Governor Gavin Newsom accused the Justice Department of a politically motivated investigation targeting him and his wife, alleging Donald Trump is retaliating due to Newsom's presidential aspirations and criticism. Federal agents have reportedly questioned friends and former employees, seeking records related to increasingly personal matters.

The Economic Times

Trump nominates Todd Blanche as US Attorney General

US President Donald Trump has officially nominated acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to hold the role on a permanent basis.

AAP

Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney general

President Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche, his former lawyer, for the top law enforcement position. This nomination will test Republican senators' loyalty to Trump. Blanche, currently acting attorney general, faced criticism over a scrapped fund. Senator Chuck Grassley praised Blanche's dedication to law and order. The Senate's confirmation will…

The Economic Times

‘Will abide by the Court’s ruling’: The Trump administration seemingly backs off $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ DOJ fund

The fund faced bipartisan backlash.

We Got This Covered

Republicans threaten to sink Trump agenda over $1.8B slush fund in latest GOP revolt

This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP

The Independent UK

Trump in morning rant calls his $400M ballroom a bargain but leaves out the $1B Senate GOP added from taxpayers

The massive project is currently the subject of a court battle between the Trump administration and historic preservationists

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Axios

Democrats rage at GOP push for Trump ballroom security funds

"They're sending Trump $1 billion to build a gilded room for their balls," said Rep. Jared Huffman.

The Independent UK

Trump says his ballroom will cost $400M. So why are Republicans adding $1B to spending bill?

Meanwhile, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office says the money does not explicitly go to the ballroom, although it does go to “the East Wing Modernization Project.”

The Guardian - US

Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom

New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’

We Got This Covered

‘Have to review the actual wording’: In a terrifying moment for the country, Trump’s judicial nominees refuse to stand by the Constitution

They made it very clear who they're actually going to serve.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz claims Trump spoke to him ‘seriously’ about filling a Supreme Court vacancy

President Donald Trump appointed three justices in his first term and could fill multiple vacancies in his second if the court’s senior conservatives retire

The Guardian - US

Democrats cheer Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi and attack Epstein files ‘cover-up’

Hakeem Jeffries predicts Pete Hegseth could be next as party alarmed by damage done by ‘terrible’ attorney general

International Business Times UK

Noem Tells Senate Under Oath That Biden's Government Funded Individuals Who Were 'Knowingly Trafficking' Migrant Children

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers shocking testimony accusing the Biden administration of funding child traffickers, sparking widespread attention.

Kiplinger

How Medicare Advantage Costs Taxpayers — and Retirees

With private insurers set to receive $1.2 trillion in excess payments by 2036, retirees may soon face a reckoning over costs and coverage.

The Independent UK

FBI official, who led Trump’s retribution campaign, suddenly quits to spend more time with his family

Marshall Yates, who served as point man for Senate Judiciary Committee and on Weaponization Working Group, is latest to depart Kash Patel’s agency

Reason

February 13, 2016

One decade since Justice Scalia's death.

The Independent UK

Kash Patel used meeting after Charlie Kirk’s assassination to plot agency’s social media posting plan, agents say

On a conference call to discuss the initial facts of the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI director Kash Patel was reportedly emotional and ‘berated’ the special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City field office

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

the Department of Justice

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.