France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a 'diktat' about Trump's DEI policies
Read full article: France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a 'diktat' about Trump's DEI policiesA French minister has accused U.S. diplomats of interfering in the operations of French companies by sending them a letter reportedly telling them that U.S. President Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could also apply outside of the United States.
Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him
Read full article: Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop himElon Musk has given out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group.
Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fight
Read full article: Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fightIn the early part of his second term, President Donald Trump has taken action against individuals, law firms, private corporations, media companies and universities he regards as adversaries.
Transgender people are about 1% of the US population. Yet they're a political lightning rod
Read full article: Transgender people are about 1% of the US population. Yet they're a political lightning rodPresident Donald Trump has signed a slew of policies aimed at wiping transgender people out of government records, sports and even history.
US immigration officials look to expand social media data collection
Read full article: US immigration officials look to expand social media data collectionU.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Trump says he won't 'fire people' over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team
Read full article: Trump says he won't 'fire people' over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security teamPresident Donald Trump is making his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administration’s plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.
Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing
Read full article: Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firingMost employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, have received email notices of their mass firing — the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing.
A weekend ritual for Trump's Florida die-hards to get a brief glimpse of their political hero
Read full article: A weekend ritual for Trump's Florida die-hards to get a brief glimpse of their political heroPresident Donald Trump has spent nearly every weekend in Florida since starting his second term.
Trump's election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026
Read full article: Trump's election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to change how elections are run in the U.S. is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms.
Wisconsin appeals court won't stop Musk's $1 million payments to voters after attorney general sues
Read full article: Wisconsin appeals court won't stop Musk's $1 million payments to voters after attorney general suesA Wisconsin appellate court has denied the state Democratic attorney general’s request to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters at a rally planned for Sunday, just two days before a closely contested Supreme Court election.
New Jersey's GOP primary for governor could pivot on Trump, a part-time resident
Read full article: New Jersey's GOP primary for governor could pivot on Trump, a part-time residentThe most important Republican in New Jersey’s race for governor this year might well be a part-time resident who burnished his reputation and his brand near the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda
Read full article: Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agendaPresident Donald Trump's administration has increasingly turned to the use of emergency appeals to the Supreme Court as it faces more than 130 lawsuits over his executive orders.
New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
Read full article: New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industryU.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.
Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combat
Read full article: Military review of fitness standards will find array of tests, but higher requirements for combatDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of the widely different rules among the services.
Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history
Read full article: Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US historyCivil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order targeting the Smithsonian Institution.
Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former post
Read full article: Columbia University's interim president steps down and returns to former postColumbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center.
Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
Read full article: Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?Billionaire Elon Musk’s unprecedented efforts to bolster the conservative candidate in next week’s hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race have run into legal hot water amid accusations that he had broken state election law.
Tufts University student can't be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says
Read full article: Tufts University student can't be deported to Turkey without court order, judge saysA federal judge in Massachusetts says a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order.
Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy case
Read full article: Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy caseA White House official says President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson.
Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'
Read full article: Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'President Donald Trump says U.S. officials are “going to be helping” with the response to Southeast Asia’s deadly earthquake.
Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
Read full article: Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAIDA federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection BureauA federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman's vacant seat
Read full article: No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman's vacant seatThe race to fill a Texas congressional seat has candidates but no election date more than three weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death left a vacancy in a stronghold for Democrats, who are eager to cut into Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority.
UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
Read full article: UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South SudanThe United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” into another civil war, and to speak with one voice to support a return to peace.
Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies
Read full article: Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agenciesAn appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can fire two board members of independent labor agencies from their respective posts in the federal government.
Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role as liaison and senior adviser inside the Pentagon
Read full article: Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role as liaison and senior adviser inside the PentagonDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office confirms that his younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser.
US and Lithuanian forces struggle to drain swamp to recover 4 soldiers in submerged armored vehicle
Read full article: US and Lithuanian forces struggle to drain swamp to recover 4 soldiers in submerged armored vehicleU.S. and Lithuanian troops and authorities are struggling to drain a swampy area in Lithuania in ongoing efforts to recover four American Army soldiers who went missing three days ago and are warning that it will be a long operation.
What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
Read full article: What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is coming under criticism from President Donald Trump.
Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration
Read full article: Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migrationU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has landed in Mexico to cap off a tour to three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.