Politics

If you listen to how Republicans in Washington talk about federal spending these days, you might imagine that we have entered an era of budget restraint. 

This story is adapted from the forthcoming book "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.

Joe Biden's physical deterioration was so severe in 2023 and 2024 that advisers privately discussed the possibility he'd need to use a wheelchair if he won re-election, CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson write in their new book, "Original Sin," out May 20.

Popular streamer Hasan Piker claims he was detained for hours by US airport officials over his political views.

The influencer, who has more than six million followers across Twitch, Instagram, TikTok and X, says he was held when he returned to Chicago from France.

Mr Piker, who is known for his pro-Gaza stance and criticism of Donald Trump, says he was quizzed on his views about the Middle East and the president and accused the US government attempting to silence opposition voices with intimidation.

Hasan Piker, a US-born progressive political commentator, said he was stopped by US Customs and Border Protection agents and questioned about his opinions of Donald Trump and Israeli war policy as he returned to the country on Sunday from France.

Piker, recounting the incident on his Twitch live stream on Monday, said he was led to a private room at Chicago O’Hare airport and interviewed for nearly two hours about his political views.

Hasan Piker, a popular Turkish American online streamer who has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, said Monday that he was detained and questioned at length by Customs and Border Protection officers upon returning to the United States over the weekend.

Champagne socialist streamer Hasan Piker claims US immigration officials were trying to “detain him permanently” when they allegedly stopped him for questioning after he flew from France to Chicago over the weekend.

“They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently,” Piker recounted in a 40-minute livestream, saying agents were peppering him with questions about his feelings about Hamas.

New tax cuts. Massive spending on border security. Cuts to social safety net programs. Pullbacks on investments to fight climate change. New limits on student loans. If it becomes law, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ massive bill will reshape much of the federal government — and the U.S. economy.

GOP majorities in the House and Senate are attempting to move swiftly to reverse many of President Joe Biden’s legislative accomplishments and cement Trump’s legacy in the tax code, on the southern border and in generations-old anti-poverty benefits.

Hasan Piker, among the most influential voices in progressive politics, said over the weekend that he was detained and questioned by immigration officials at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

Newsweek reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for comment via email on Monday.

The Senate’s loudest Republican defender of Medicaid is keeping his powder dry on the House GOP’s “big beautiful bill” to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), whose support is crucial for a so-called budget reconciliation bill but is contingent on preserving Medicaid, wants to first see what House Republicans can muster through their thin majority.

An executive order from President Trump aims to make deep cuts to prescription drug costs, putting GOP lawmakers who have traditionally opposed government-directed drug pricing in a tough position.

Republican lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) and Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.), have warned in the past that directing the federal government to set drug prices will slow innovation and limit patients’ access to lifesaving therapies.