GOP senators walk fine line on Ukraine without bashing Trump’s comments

Republican senators went to great lengths on Wednesday to avoid bashing President Donald Trump and his criticism of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but they didn’t hold back on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said earlier in the day, without providing evidence, that Zelenskyy was a “Dictator without Elections,” writing on his social media platform that … Read more

Unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance

WASHINGTON — The heads of four major labor unions on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing dominance in that sphere. The presidents of the United Steelworkers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and International Association of … Read more

DOGE claims $55 billion in government cuts so far — but the figure is hard to verify

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing the federal government, claims that so far its cuts have saved the American public $55 billion in federal funds — but it’s not yet possible to verify how much DOGE has cut and what exactly it’s cutting because, as DOGE acknowledges, only … Read more

‘People are going to get sick’: Fired HHS scientists protest federal terminations

Bracing the frigid temperatures, crowds of former and current federal workers protested the deep cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, warning it will permanently set back scientific progress in the United States. The protest comes as thousands have been laid off across HHS and President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s … Read more

Andrew Lester dies while awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in shooting of teen Ralph Yarl

Andrew Lester, the man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, died while awaiting sentencing, the office of Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced on Wednesday. “We have learned of the passing of Andrew Lester and extend our sincere condolences to his family during this … Read more

Musk misreads Social Security data, millions of dead people not getting benefits, experts say

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, in their hunt for “fraud, waste and abuse” in the federal government, are falsely implying millions of dead Americans are receiving Social Security benefits, experts told ABC News. It started in the Oval Office last week when Musk — facing reporters for the first time since the Department of … Read more