Fed. Employees Union Rights STRIPPED by Trump, Aims To END Collective Bargaining With Exec. Order
Judy Kurtz chats with The Hill's Mychael Schnell after President Trump signs an executive order ending union rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees. What it means and what's next for workers. Mychael also gives her take after Elise Stefanik's nomination to be U.N. Ambassador was pulled, what's next for Republicans in congress as the budget battle continues, and what kind of roadblocks could be in store for democrats if they don't get on bord. Also in your Debrief: Signalgate fallout continues and Trump announces new tariffs on auto imports; A look at Canada's response and Trumps's demand that Automakers not raise their prices. Make sure to subscribe to get your Daily Debrief with top headlines from The Hill every weekday. Follow The Hill on Instagram and X @thehill #TheHillTV #Trump #News #Politics #Congress #Update
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USA Today
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- USA Today
'Come down on you at levels never seen before': Trump warns Iran against attacking US
'Come down on you at levels never seen before': Trump warns Iran against attacking US Show Caption Hide Caption Iran counterattacks, firing waves of missiles at Israel Iran launched a missile counterattack on Israel. This comes after Israel's missile attack damaged Iranian nuclear and military sites. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump warned Iran not to strike any U.S. targets as the conflict with Israel escalates, saying the "full strength and might" of America's military could be used against the Middle Eastern nation. "If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," he wrote in a Truth Social post at 12:32 a.m. on June 15. "However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict." Trump's warning comes as Israel and Iran launched attacks at each other overnight, killing scores of people. Israeli rescue teams combed through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed in strikes to look for survivors after at least 10 people, including children, were killed. Iran has said at least 138 people have been killed in Israel's onslaught since it began June 13, including 60 on June 14. In all, at least 13 people in Israel have been killed and more than 350 others injured since Iran launched its retaliatory attacks. Trump has lauded Israel's strikes and previously warned of much worse to come unless Iran quickly accepts the sharp downgrading of its nuclear program the U.S. has demanded in talks that had been due to resume on June 15. Although Iran insists its nuclear program is for civilian energy purposes only, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, recently concluded that Iran was very close to reaching the 90% uranium enrichment level required to build a nuclear weapon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Israel's attacks had been aimed at sabotaging those talks, which were due to resume in Oman before being canceled. He said the offensive had the support of the U.S., and that Iran was acting only in self-defense. Israel, which has not signed the global nuclear non-proliferation treaty and is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, says it aims to stop Iran from developing atomic weapons, and eliminate its ballistic missile capability. With Israel saying its operation could last weeks, and urging Iranians to rise up against their Islamist clerical rulers, fears have grown of a regional war dragging in outside powers. One additional element: Trump also said last month that the US will end airstrikes on Houthi militants in Yemen effective immediately. "We will stop the bombings," Trump announced from the Oval Office, ordering Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pass on the message to the Iran-backed militant group. Contributing: Dan Morrison, Zac Anderson and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY
CNBC
an hour ago
- CNBC
Poll: Americans disapprove of Trump's performance, as Republicans manage splits over spending plans
President Donald Trump's second-term approval rating remains stuck in negative territory, along with general attitudes toward his administration's policies, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. But immigration and border security remains an exception, as the president tries to drive national attention back toward his strongest issue — though Americans are closely divided even on that area of relative strength. Americans' ratings of two of the other defining projects of Trump's second term, tariffs and the Department of Government Efficiency, are more negative. And as Congress works on another major Trump initiative, a massive tax and spending plan, the poll illustrates how Republicans must manage internal differences over competing priorities on taxes and government debt. A majority (55%) of all adults over 18 years old said they disapprove of the way Trump's handling his job as president, while 45% approve, unchanged from April's NBC News Stay Tuned Poll. While the overall number was stable, under the surface there are small signs of waning enthusiasm for the president, with the share of adults who strongly approve decreasing slightly since April. The share who strongly disapprove also fell slightly, though intense negative feelings remain stronger than intense positive feelings in this poll. Republicans were 5 percentage points less likely to say that they strongly support the president compared to April, with much of this movement coming from Republicans who say they identify as being part of the MAGA movement moving into the "somewhat approve" category. The poll was conducted May 30-June 10, surveying 19,410 adults online nationwide with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points. When asked to identify emotions about the president and his actions, fewer MAGA supporters picked "thrilled" compared to April, too. Thirty-seven percent said they're thrilled about the actions the Trump administration has taken so far during its term, down from 46% in April. In contrast, a majority (51%) of Democrats say they are "furious" at the Trump administration's actions, showing a disparity in the intensity of feeling between the two parties. Indeed, Republicans shifted 7 percentage points away from being thrilled toward more neutral feelings about the president since April. This type of intensity gap has played a major role in past nonpresidential election cycles, and it may prove notable in off-cycle elections in New Jersey and Virginia this November, which generally see relatively lower turnout. Congressional Republicans and Trump will want to drive up enthusiasm among their base as they prepare to defend seats in the 2026 midterm elections. A majority of independents said they feel dissatisfied, angry or furious with the actions of the administration. That's reflected in independents' approval rating of the president, with 65% saying they disapprove of his performance. A majority of Americans said they approve of Trump's handling of border security and immigration, though the public is closely split on even his strongest issue, with 51% approving of his handling of immigration and border security and 49% disapproving. While the survey was being conducted, Trump deployed National Guard troops and Marines to the Los Angeles area due to mounting protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the county. He has spoken repeatedly about the issue in recent days. While the public overall is divided on Trump's immigration policy, his base is motivated by the issue and his handling of it. While 9% of Americans overall said immigration is the issue that matters most to them right now, 20% of MAGA supporters said immigration is the most important issue, second only to the economy. Trump's overall numbers on immigration were similar to the April poll, but Republicans, MAGA Republicans and independents were all slightly more likely to say now that they strongly approve of the way Trump is handling border security and immigration. In recent months, the administration's immigration policies have overlapped with its higher education policies, especially those aimed at foreign students across the United States. The poll found a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of issues related to college and universities, with 56% disapproving of Trump's actions toward universities, including a 42% plurality who said they strongly disapprove. Trump's base, however, strongly approves of his handling of universities. MAGA supporters overwhelmingly approve, including 72% who said they strongly approve. Most Republicans also approve, including 57% who strongly approve of Trump's handling of the issue. On the question of how institutions like Harvard University affect the U.S., a plurality of Americans said they help the country (44%) and about a quarter (24%) said they hurt the country. Another 31% said colleges and universities like Harvard are not making a difference. Harvard has been at the forefront of legal battles with the Trump administration over grant money and the ability to enroll foreign students. A majority of MAGA supporters (65%) and Republicans (53%) said universities like Harvard are mostly hurting the country, whereas three-quarters of Democrats said they help the country. Among independents, 46% said colleges and universities aren't making a difference and 42% said they're helping the country. Americans gave Trump negative ratings on how he's handling several other issues, including tariffs (40% approve, 60% disapprove), cost of living and inflation (39%-61%) and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts (44%-56%). A slight majority of Americans (51%) said maintaining current spending levels on programs like Medicaid is the most important matter as Congress considers Trump-backed budget legislation this year. But it's closely split, within the margin of error, against a combined 49% who say a pair of Republican-aligned priorities are most important to them. The poll also illustrates how Republicans are trying to balance priorities and the demands of different parts of their narrow congressional majorities as they design the package. Mirroring the divisions among the Republican lawmakers negotiating the bill, 40% of Republicans said they care most about ensuring the national debt is reduced, while an almost identical share (39%) said they care most about continuing and expanding income tax cuts and credits enacted in 2017 by Trump. Another 2 in 10 Republicans said maintaining current spending is their most important budget priority. The findings come after a brief but explosive online feud between Trump and his former billionaire adviser, Elon Musk, who tarred the Republican legislation as a "disgusting abomination" over its spending levels. Several Republican senators have also expressed concerns about spending levels in the bill, even while backing the idea of extending the 2017 tax breaks and enacting some new ones. Senate Republicans, who have a 53-seat majority, are aiming to pass their version of the legislation by July. Democrats surveyed in the poll overwhelmingly said their priority is maintaining current spending levels on programs like Medicaid (79%), as do a slight majority of independents (53%). Meanwhile, Americans' assessment of Musk's efforts with DOGE to reduce spending and the size of the federal government declined slightly since April. In the most recent survey, 44% rated it as a success or partial success, down from 47%, while 56% rated it a failure or partial failure, up from 52%. The change included an erosion among Trump's most fervent supporters on DOGE, with 49% of MAGA supporters now saying the effort is a success, down from 66% in April. The survey was in the field during Trump and Musk's recent feud, though the results on this question did not change appreciably over time. Economic ratings remain lukewarm: 45% of Americans said their personal financial situation is the same as one year ago and 34% said it's worse. Another 21% said they're financially better off than they were a year ago. The findings were almost identical in April. A bare majority of Americans (51%) think Trump's tariffs will make their personal finances worse in the next year. This number is slightly down from April, and most groups shifted toward saying that the tariff policies will result in their finances being "about the same." That finding comes as inflation was largely steady in May, with the impact of many on-again, off-again tariffs and ongoing negotiations with trade partners still unclear.
New York Post
an hour ago
- New York Post
Assassinated Minnesota Dem had just crossed party lines to cast decisive vote against illegal migrant handouts: ‘I did what leaders do'
The Dem Minnesota state lawmaker who was assassinated by a crazed gunman in a rubber mask crossed party lines just days earlier for a critical vote revoting health care coverage illegal migrants. Melissa Hortman, the state House Democratic leader, was the only member of her party to side with Republicans and vote to repeal taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage for adult illegal immigrants as part of this year's budget bill. She and her husband were gunned down on Saturday in Brooklyn Park just outside of Minneapolis, shortly after the same assassin is believed to have gravely wounded Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Cops are on the hunt for the suspect, Vance Luther Boetler, 57, a political appointee of Gov. Tim Walz, who allegedly left behind a sick 'manifesto' listing the names of 70 politicians, including Walz, according to authorities. Advertisement 8 Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman was killed in her home on Saturday. WKTT Just days earlier, on June 10, Hortman cast the decisive vote on a state budget bill that stripped access to MinnesotaCare benefits for illegal migrants over the age of 18. 'I did what leaders do, I stepped up and I got the job done for the people of Minnesota,' she told KTTC-TV, adding that she understood the anger of her fellow DFL members. Advertisement 'They're right to be mad at me. I think some of them are pretty, pretty angry. I think that their job was to make folks who voted for that bill feel like crap, and I think that they succeeded,' she said. 8 Rep. Hortman and her husband were killed in their Brooklyn Park home by a masked gunman. AP 8 An eerie picture of the suspect wearing a latex mask and body armor was shared by the FBI. She appeared visibly upset as she said she had voted for the healthcare provision solely to uphold the budget deal, which was later passed by the state Senate. Walz is expected to sign the budget into law. Advertisement 'I know that people will be hurt by that vote, and we worked very hard to get a budget deal that didn't include that provision,' she told the House on Tuesday following a four-hour debate, The state legislature in Saint Paul is extremely narrowly divided. The state House is controlled by Republicans, who have a majority of just one seat (67-66) and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (as Minnesota Dems are called) holds the state Senate by the same margin (34-33). 8 She had voted to cut healthcare provision for illegal adult migrants in a crucial vote just days before she was killed. WKTT 8 Cops are still searching for the suspect who also killed Rep. Hortman's husband and tried to assassinate a Senator and his wife. AP Advertisement State Sen. Hoffman voted against the healthcare proposal, Alpha News reported. Although Saturday's killings are believed to be political, the specific motive for the shootings is not yet known. A photograph of a series of signs reading 'No Kings' found in the suspect's vehicle was shared by the Minnesota State Patrol in a post on X on Saturday. The slogan has become a calling card for the nationwide anti-Trump protests planned over the weekend, including several across the North Star State. 8 The suspect has been named as Vance L. Boelter, an appointee of Governor Tim Walz. AP A chilling picture believed to show Boetler wearing a creepy latex mask in doorbell cam footage was shared by the FBI on Saturday. He also sent a haunting last text message to a friend, David Carlson, at around 6 a.m. on Saturday, shortly after the shootings. 'David and Ron, I love you guys. I made some choices, and you guys don't know anything about this, but I'm going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both, and I wish it hadn't gone this way,' Carlson read from his phone while sitting on the front stoop, video shared by the Minnesota Star Tribune shows. Advertisement Further shocking details have emerged about this weekend's shootings. One of the victims Yvette Hoffman, used her body as a human shield to save her daughter's life, her nephew said. 8 Tributes have been left outside the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul. REUTERS 'Early this morning, an absolute vile piece of s–t dressed as a cop broke into my aunt and uncle's house and shot him 6 times and my aunt 5 times in a political act of terrorism. My aunt threw herself on her daughter, using her body as a shield to save her life,' Mat Ollig wrote on Facebook. Advertisement Tributes have been paid to Hortman, a longtime speaker of the state House until Republicans won control, and her husband from across the political aisle. 'A formidable public servant and a fixture of the state Capitol, Melissa Hortman woke up every day determined to make our state a better place,' Walz wrote on X. 8 Rep. Hortman (R) and Sen. Hoffman, pictured in 2018. MelissaHortman/Facebook 'She served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, and tirelessness. Minnesota's thoughts are with her loved ones, and my prayers are with Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, who were shot and wounded and are being treated,' Walz's former running mate of Kamala Harris wrote. Advertisement President Trump said he had been briefed on the 'terrible shooting' in Minnesota in a post on Truth Social on Saturday. 'Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI, are investigating the situation, and they will be prosecuting anyone involved to the fullest extent of the law. Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God Bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly great place!' he wrote.
