Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s finances were reviewed by the inspector general after Mr. Bessent incorrectly listed at least $100,000 of the stock, which was owned by his husband, as cash.
Democrats offer no witnesses of their own, with committee's top Democrat calling the hearing irrelevant and a threat to "cisgender girls" because they will endure "inappropriate gender verification checks" to exclude male athletes.
The Trump administration argues that access to the White House is a privilege, not a right, citing national security concerns and breaches of decorum by the media outlets.
The Trump administration has stated that access to the White House is a privilege, not a right, in response to corporate media outlets suing the administration over their loss of White House access. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has defended the administration’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and POLITICO from the White House, calling corporate media access to the complex a privilege rather than a constitutional right. In a late-night filing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., four DOJ attorneys, including Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, argued that Trump acted after determining the outlets had failed to meet expected standards of professionalism and decorum. DETAIL:…Open