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Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
Read full article: Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate sessionThe budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much more.
How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
Read full article: How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workersThe termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.
Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup
Read full article: Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildupGen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall.
Federal judge will consider further blocking Trump administration from freezing funds
Read full article: Federal judge will consider further blocking Trump administration from freezing fundsA federal judge will consider a request to further block President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
Scramble for McConnell's Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead
Read full article: Scramble for McConnell's Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary aheadThe scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.
Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump's cost-cutting efforts
Read full article: Musk waves a chainsaw and charms conservatives talking up Trump's cost-cutting effortsBillionaire Elon Musk has created a buzz waving a chainsaw in the air at a conservative gathering outside Washington.
Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says
Read full article: Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge saysA federal judge says the Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide.
Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
Read full article: Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judgeA court battle is set to resume over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding.
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Read full article: IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts sayExperts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency’s plans to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections.
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Read full article: Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night voteRepublican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote.
Judge won't immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
Read full article: Judge won't immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee fundingA federal judge has refused to immediately block the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding of the nation’s largest private refugee resettlement program.
Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Read full article: Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education DepartmentAs President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt.
Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report shows
Read full article: Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report showsDr. Mehmet Oz holds millions of dollars worth of shares in health insurance, fertility, pharmaceutical and vitamin companies.
Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?
Read full article: Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Musk’s drive to cut government spending and return it to taxpayers.
Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians
Read full article: Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million HaitiansThe Trump administration is throwing out protections for roughly half a million Haitians that had shielded them from deportation.
Trump’s DHS halts humanitarian immigration processing for migrants fleeing dictators
Read full article: Trump’s DHS halts humanitarian immigration processing for migrants fleeing dictatorsThe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has halted the processing of certain parole program applications, affecting thousands of immigrants already in the country.
Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
Read full article: Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failingAbortion rights groups fear punishment for women who have abortions and governments tracking pregnancies.
US official says Trump's frustration with Zelenskyy is 'multifold' and blasts 'insults' from Ukraine
Read full article: US official says Trump's frustration with Zelenskyy is 'multifold' and blasts 'insults' from UkraineA top White House official says President Donald Trump's increasingly tough criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflects the administration’s growing frustration with what they see as the Ukrainian leader creating roadblocks to finding an endgame to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Florida files suit against Target, claiming DEI initiatives 'misled investors'
Read full article: Florida files suit against Target, claiming DEI initiatives 'misled investors'Florida’s new attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit against Target, claiming the discount store chain “misled investors” by promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that prompted a backlash and ultimately cost shareholders.
Georgia man arrested at airport for Miami-Dade shooting killing 2, injuring 1
Read full article: Georgia man arrested at airport for Miami-Dade shooting killing 2, injuring 1About seven months ago, a 22-year-old gunman shot three people in Miami-Dade County, according to police. Two died in a mobile home. A woman was shot in the head in the kitchen and a man in the living room.
In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
Read full article: In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agencyAs the Trump administration works on pledges to crack down on illegal immigration, the flurry of activity has stretched across the federal government.
New York governor won't remove NYC mayor, for now, but plans to increase oversight of City Hall
Read full article: New York governor won't remove NYC mayor, for now, but plans to increase oversight of City HallGov. Kathy Hochul will not immediately remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, but will instead push for increased oversight of City Hall as he faces intense scrutiny over his relationship with the Trump administration.
American fans lightly boo 'O Canada' before 4 Nations Face-Off title game
Read full article: American fans lightly boo 'O Canada' before 4 Nations Face-Off title gameAmerican fans lightly booed the Canadian national anthem and roared out their own Thursday night before the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, a matchup between the United States and Canada that has taken on collateral importance in the wake of cross-border political animosity.
Tiger Woods joins another White House meeting as PGA Tour moves closer to Saudi deal
Read full article: Tiger Woods joins another White House meeting as PGA Tour moves closer to Saudi dealTiger Woods and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan have taken part of a White House meeting with President Donald Trump that signals more progress in getting a deal done with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.