White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and reporter S.V. Dáte exchanged messages online after Dáte questioned President Donald Trump’s awareness of the Budapest Memorandum when meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dáte wrote, “Is the president aware of the significance of Budapest? Who suggested Budapest?” Leavitt responded, “Your mom did.” Dáte then said, “Is this funny to you?”Leavitt stated, “Stop texting me your disingenuous, biased, and (expletive) questions.” She wrote, “For context, S.V. Grams wrote, “Ms.

During the shutdown, the Senate has been running on its typical weekly schedule, which begins Monday afternoon and ends Thursday afternoon. “We’re pretending that everything is OK. We’re pretending that people are not being impacted by this shutdown,” Murkowski said in a speech on Monday. Advertisement“I don’t think we should be going home and just behaving as if this was another week in the United States Senate. Murkowski noted that U.S. Capitol Police officers and other Senate support staff are going unpaid during the shutdown, unlike members of Congress, and still showing up for work. But the idea of weekend sessions has been shot down repeatedly by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA Confederate leader’s statue is back up in Washington, D.C., following President Donald Trump’s directive to restore such monuments earlier this year. This past summer, Trump restored the names of nine Army bases that once honored Confederate generals as well. At the time, Trump criticized D.C. police for allegedly failing to do their job and allowing the statue to be toppled. Because Truth Still Matters Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Reporting In a time of misinformation and noise, HuffPost stays grounded in facts and empathy. Your membership fuels journalism that strengthens democracy.

The president got meta on his social media network, Truth Social, by sharing and commenting on a post that praised the president for his hard work. The post showed a photo of Trump looking tired, with a tie undone around his neck, and a “Make America Great Again” hat in his hand. Advertisement“I want to thank Donald Trump for working like a dog for no money to save a Country that doesn’t appreciate his sacrifice! Trump shared the post on Monday, and thanked himself for doing such a great job. In terms of the progress Trump is talking about, he seems to be focused on construction updates regarding two of his current projects — the “Trump Kennedy” Center and the forthcoming White House ballroom.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGA federal judge in San Francisco is blocking President Donald Trump from laying off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown, calling the administration’s attempt at a mass firing “political retribution.”U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco said Tuesday that unions representing federal employees were likely to prove that the job cuts were illegal. AdvertisementThe Trump administration had vowed to fire federal workers en masse if Democrats stood their ground in their funding fight with congressional Republicans. Illston previously issued a temporary restraining order in the case to prevent Trump from moving ahead with the layoffs. AdvertisementFederal workers have rallied against the Trump administration's deep cuts to federal agencies. via Associated PressIndeed, Trump boasted about slashing “Democrat” programs and agencies, describing the shutdown as an opportunity to attack the federal workforce further.

In it, he argues that many of the resources dedicated to fighting climate change should be reallocated to helping people living with “poverty and poor health so that extreme weather isn’t such a threat to them.”AdvertisementThe idea that climate change is the greatest threat to life on Earth is “wrong,” Gates claimed. “Although climate change will have serious consequences — particularly for people in the poorest countries — it will not lead to humanity’s demise,” he wrote. “It was hardly surprising to me to encounter Gates’ dismissive recent words downplaying the threat of climate change and the need for urgent action,” he said. Support HuffPost Already a member? “Despite his efforts to make clear that he takes climate change seriously, his words are bound to be misused by those who would like nothing more than to destroy efforts to deal with climate change,” he said, noting that Gates is unnecessarily pitting efforts to address climate change against those to help the world’s poorest populations.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump understands he can’t serve another term as president and is only joking when he talks about running in 2028, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “It’s been a great run, but I think the president knows — and he and I have talked about — the constrictions of the Constitution,” Johnson told reporters Tuesday. Trump has repeatedly talked about serving another term and likes to show off “Trump 2028” hats. I have my best numbers ever,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. AdvertisementFormer Trump adviser Steve Bannon said last week that Trump would serve another term.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday tore into her own party leader, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La. ), for failing to produce a GOP health care plan that could replace the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans have been unsuccessfully trying to dismantle for years. Her deeper dig, though, was on the speaker’s lack of a Republican health care proposal to replace the ACA, also referred to as Obamacare. The reality is that Johnson, like so many of his predecessors, does not have an alternative GOP health care plan that can replace the ACA. Johnson has tried to bumble his way through questions about a Republican health care plan.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGAs the government shutdown drags into another week, neither President Donald Trump nor most House Republicans are even in town. has opted to once again keep the lower chamber out of session this week, while Trump is on a multicountry trip in Asia. And the White House has maintained that it will only hold talks with Democrats after they support legislation to reopen the government. As the effects of the shutdown have become more apparent, however, both Trump and House Republicans are facing growing scrutiny for their physical absence, and missing voices, from talks to reopen the government. House Republicans have similarly received questions about why they’ve been out of session during the shutdown, when the lower chamber is still able to conduct business like passing bills and swearing in new members.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― States led by Democratic governors sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its refusal to pay food benefits to 22 million households next month. Advertisement“USDA not only has authority to use contingency funds, it has a legal duty to spend all available dollars to fund SNAP benefits,” Bonta said. Senate Democrats have said they’re holding out for an extension of health insurance subsidies that help 22 million Americans afford health insurance. By coincidence, 22 million households, containing 42 million people, could miss out on food benefits starting next week as a result of the shutdown. On Tuesday, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) introduced a bill that would fund food benefits during a shutdown.

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