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Ohio bathroom law targeting transgender students has brought internal strife to some campuses
Read full article: Ohio bathroom law targeting transgender students has brought internal strife to some campusesAn Ohio law designating school bathrooms for use by people based on their sex at birth kicks in soon.
New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says
Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official saysNew FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week
Read full article: Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last weekHundreds of thousands of federal workers have little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week.
Trump revels in mass federal firings and jeers at Biden before adoring conservative crowd
Read full article: Trump revels in mass federal firings and jeers at Biden before adoring conservative crowdPresident Donald Trump says “nobody has ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government.
NY governor makes case for Manhattan tolls in meeting with Trump after feds ordered a halt
Read full article: NY governor makes case for Manhattan tolls in meeting with Trump after feds ordered a haltNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul has made the case for Manhattan’s congestion tolling during an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.
A look at Dan 'Razin' Caine, Trump's pick to be the top US military officer
Read full article: A look at Dan 'Razin' Caine, Trump's pick to be the top US military officerPresident Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago.
At CPAC, Argentina’s Milei explains his chainsaw methods and likens them to Musk’s DOGE
Read full article: At CPAC, Argentina’s Milei explains his chainsaw methods and likens them to Musk’s DOGEArgentina’s President Javier Milei is urging conservatives to keep supporting measures to shrink the size of government.
Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car company
Read full article: Musk’s cost-cutting team is laying off workers at the auto safety agency overseeing his car companyElon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars.
Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been
Read full article: Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has beenPresident Donald Trump is moving with light speed and brute force to reshape America at home and abroad.
After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine
Read full article: After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to UkraineAs Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace has been upended in a matter of days by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its luster
Read full article: Fired employees fear beloved Yosemite National Park will lose its lusterYosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the U.S. government worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive in the popular vacation destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada.
Michigan state lawmaker beats out loyal Trump ally charged in fake elector case for GOP party chair
Read full article: Michigan state lawmaker beats out loyal Trump ally charged in fake elector case for GOP party chairMichigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.
White House and Ukraine nearing rare earths deal that would tighten relationship, AP source says
Read full article: White House and Ukraine nearing rare earths deal that would tighten relationship, AP source saysThe White House and Ukraine have made significant progress toward reaching an agreement that would provide the U.S. with access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals and tighten the long-term relationship between Kyiv and Washington.
US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that's far short of rival European statement
Read full article: US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that's far short of rival European statementThe United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine.
Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now
Read full article: Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for nowA federal judge in Manhattan has extended a ban on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury Department information, but rejected broader restrictions sought by 19 Democratic state attorneys general who sued over the issue.
Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers
Read full article: Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officersPresident Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
Read full article: Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programsA federal judge has largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
The Supreme Court won’t allow Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower office
Read full article: The Supreme Court won’t allow Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower officeThe Supreme Court has temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers.
National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers
Read full article: National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workersThe Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of fired National Park Service employees and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency.
New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says
Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source saysNew FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban
Read full article: Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop banThe Justice Department has filed a complaint accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S. military.
Trump says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Here's what to know
Read full article: Trump says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Here's what to knowPresident Donald Trump says he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would amount to an executive branch takeover of the independent agency.
Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children
Read full article: Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant childrenDays after telling legal groups who help migrant children who arrive in America alone — some so young they are in diapers or their feet dangle from their chairs in court — that they must stop their work, the federal government reversed itself.
Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights law
Read full article: Backlash leads Republican attorneys general to declare support for a landmark disability rights lawRepublican state attorneys general have declared their continued support for a landmark civil rights law that protects disabled people’s rights.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge after press conference
Read full article: Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge after press conferenceFormer Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio has been arrested near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and others who received presidential pardons for crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation’s capital.
Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
Read full article: Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effortThe top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving quickly enough.
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Read full article: LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last monthSix weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over preparations for the fires and finger-pointing between the chief and City Hall.
Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just 'a wave'
Read full article: Steve Bannon is accused of doing a straight-arm Nazi salute at CPAC but says it was just 'a wave'Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but says the gesture was merely “a wave.”.
Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employees
Read full article: Experienced workers, not just rookies, get cut as Trump slashes probationary employeesPresident Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.
Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors' lawsuit against Hungary
Read full article: Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors' lawsuit against HungaryA unanimous Supreme Court has dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during World War II.
Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis
Read full article: Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisisThe Trump administration’s proposal to layoff half of federal workers at the nation’s housing agency is targeting employees who support disaster recovery, rental subsidies, discrimination investigations and first-time homebuyers, according to two documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
Read full article: Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the jobA federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job.
Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives
Read full article: Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservativesU.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside Washington.