As billionaire Elon Musk and his team of young tech engineers rip through the federal government — forcing scores of federal employees to be put on administrative leave, pressuring more to take buyouts, and crippling agencies that support some of the poorest people in the U.S. and around the world — he is doing it … Read more
Ellen L. Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, said on Thursday that President Trump had moved to fire her. Ms. Weintraub, who has served as a Democratic commissioner on the bipartisan panel since 2002, posted a short letter signed by Mr. Trump on social media that said she was “hereby removed” from the … Read more
Emergency crews rushed to a lake near Orlando, Florida, where a boat was spinning in circles, apparently out of control. Source link
The seal became “quite grumpy due to his disturbed beauty sleep.” Source link
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials in Guatemala this week that it was “not our intention” to uproot families deployed overseas with USAID, despite the agency issuing a 30-day mandate for their return. “I know it’s hard to ask for patience. I know it’s hard to ask for trust,” Rubio said, according to … Read more
While it appears that all eyes are on the federal government as President Donald Trump’s second term enters its first full month, many of the offices responsible for keeping the country’s national agencies accountable are finding themselves leaderless. The inspectors general for at least 17 agencies were terminated in late January, with one such official … Read more
Lambda Legal and Human Rights Campaign, two leading LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging the Trump administration over the president’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. The lawsuit, which was obtained by ABC News, was filed in the U.S. District Court-Western District of Washington on behalf of … Read more
“Border czar” Tom Homan said President Donald Trump won’t hesitate to use the U.S. military if Mexican cartels target American troops on the southern border. “I think the cartels would be foolish to take on the military, but we know they’ve taken on the Mexican military before, but now we have the United States military,” … Read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out using American troops to carry out his stunning bid for the U.S. to “take over” Gaza, dialing back a key part of his proposal that had been met with widespread backlash. His shift in position comes after he said Tuesday night, when he first revealed his plan, that … Read more
The Department of Justice and lawyers representing a group of FBI agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will reconvene on Friday, after the two groups failed to reach an agreement Thursday that would prevent the DOJ from publicly releasing the identities of any bureau employees currently under review for potential disciplinary action … Read more