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Trump administration forces out multiple senior FBI officials
The move came hours after FBI director nominee Kash Patel testified in his confirmation hearing he was “not aware of” plans to remove FBI officials who investigated Trump.
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Federal agencies directed to remove ‘gender ideology' from websites, contracts and emails
A memo directs agency heads to have staff remove pronouns from their emails, disband employee resource groups, and terminate contracts related to gender.
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Second federal judge orders temporary pause to Trump administration efforts to freeze funding
A second federal judge on Friday ordered a temporary pause in Trump administration efforts to freeze federal funding in the latest twist over the spending of trillions of dollars in grants and loans.
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Colombia's president calls for migrants to leave jobs in the US and return home
The leftist president said his government would provide loans to those who take up his offer to return home and enlist in one of its programs to start a business.
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Defense agency bans Black History Month and other ‘special observances'
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump’s executive orders.
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Avocados to autos: Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could hit close to home
The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap as soon as Saturday on imports from Canada and Mexico could drive up the price of guacamole dip that features so prominently at Super Bowl parties.
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Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday
President Donald Trump says his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday.
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Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.
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Education Dept. to investigate installation of all-gender restroom at Colorado high school
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Denver Public Schools for “discriminating against its female students” after the district converted a women’s restroom into an all-gender facility, the office announced Tuesday.
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Fact check: Kennedy repeats false and misleading claims in confirmation hearing
In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated claims we have written about before on vaccines and chronic disease.
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Trump turns a moment of national mourning into a push for his political agenda
Even though the investigation is ongoing and few details have been released, Trump quickly cast blame for Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision.
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Gabbard faces tough questions from Republicans over flip-flops on Snowden and federal surveillance program
President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, faced tough questions Thursday from several Republican senators at her confirmation hearing over her past praise for intelligence leaker Edward Snowden and her shifting views on an electronic surveillance program.
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Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ‘enemies list'
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is insisting to deeply skeptical Democrats that he did not have an “enemies list” and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president’s adversaries or launch politically motivated investigations.
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RFK Jr. on the defensive over vaccine views as key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday in a confirmation hearing.
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Transportation secretary: ‘What happened yesterday should not have happened'
Sean Duffy, who was confirmed as Secretary of Transportation on Wednesday, said that “we are going to take responsibility” to make sure that “these mistakes do not happen again.”
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Trump on DC plane collision: ‘We're all searching for answers'
President Donald Trump gave a press briefing Thursday on the collision that took place between a military helicopter and a passenger jet outside of Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
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What stood out in RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing | Highlights, vaccine polling
Here are the major moments from the Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s seeking to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, including back-and-forths over vaccines, Big Pharma and abortion. Plus, we look at how the public views Kennedy’s positions.
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What to know about Guantanamo Bay, the base where Trump will send ‘criminal aliens'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Guantanamo Bay will be used to hold people who can’t be sent back to their home countries. Here’s what to know about the U.S. base in Cuba.
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Noem, Homan speak on preparations at Guantanamo Bay to house migrants
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem spoke with reporters on Wednesday, answering questions about President Donald Trump’s announcement on preparing Guantanamo Bay to house migrants.
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RFK Jr. stumbles on Medicaid at Senate confirmation hearing
If he is confirmed as health and human services secretary, Kennedy would oversee the implementation of Medicaid, in addition to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.