First Line News Articles for Sunday, January 26 2025
National
Senate Democrats Stall Trump’s National Security Picks
Senate Democrats are pulling out every trick in the book to delay confirmation votes for President Donald Trump’s national security Cabinet nominees, hoping to stymie the agenda that gave Trump and Republicans a mandate victory in the 2024 election.
OPM demands agencies comply with Trump’s telework order within 30 days
The Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday set a deadline of 30 days for agencies to implement President Trump’s memo mandating the end to telework and remote work in the federal workplace.
LA Hughes Fire only 14% contained after burning 10K acres
The Hughes Fire in Los Angeles has now burned over 10,000 acres and remains just 14% contained, fire authorities in the city announced Thursday.
Democrats Confirm Abortion Extremism By Blocking Protections For Babies Born Alive After Botched Abortions
Many of the same senators who voted against the born-alive bill on Wednesday proudly filibustered it in 2020.
Officer suspended after police arrest gun-toting man who toured Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said a man who passed a security checkpoint with a handgun and toured the chamber was arrested and charged.
More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, labeling them as essential to public health and department operations.
John Ratcliffe confirmed as next CIA director, becomes second Trump nominee to gain congressional approval
John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks to secure their position.
Trump signs order to declassify files on JFK, RFK and MLK assassinations
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Advocates Prosecuted by Biden DOJ Under FACE Act
President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 pro-life individuals convicted by Joe Biden’s Department of Justice for praying inside or demonstrating at abortion clinics.
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