The Department of Homeland Security has cut 405 employees from its workforce, a DHS official first told ABC News on Friday. The bulk of the cuts were at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which saw over 200 people cut, and then the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which saw 130 people cut. U.S. Citizenship and … Read more
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A loving moment between a mother polar bear and a cub was captured on video at Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada. Source link
A key member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has met with leadership at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid insurance programs, according to internal records reviewed by ABC News. The meeting on Thursday, which was titled “Planning Touch Base,” included a top … Read more
Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged with shooting teenager Ralph Yarl in April 2023 after he knocked on the door of the wrong house, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault charges in a 10-minute Missouri court hearing on Friday. The 86-year-old man had been facing charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the … Read more
An increasing number of states are taking steps to enshrine protections for same-sex marriage in their constitutions following a successful round of ballot initiatives in the 2024 elections. Voters in Hawaii, Colorado and California all voted last year to support ballot initiatives that changed their state constitutions to give same-sex couples the right to marry. … Read more
After the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired its probationary workers as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide layoffs Thursday, the agency moved on to fire short-term employees Thursday night with most of the remaining staff expected to be fired Friday, according to a lawsuit. A group of federal unions that is suing the Trump … Read more
The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s election interference case will hear arguments Friday over tech billionaire Elon Musk’s authority to run the Department of Government Efficiency. Fourteen states filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that Musk’s “expansive authority” is in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which calls for anyone deemed … Read more
A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday will consider whether to continue blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive Treasury Department payment systems as part of the Trump’s administration’s efforts to cut federal spending. The attorneys general of 19 states have argued that allowing Musk’s associates to access the payment system would … Read more
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that would strip schools of federal aid if they mandate COVID vaccines, a pool report said — a largely symbolic move considering that no states currently require them. The order applies to students and not to teachers or staff. In a fact sheet provided to reporters, … Read more