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Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Read full article: Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millionsRepublicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.
Russia and the US agree to work towards improving ties and ending the Ukraine war in landmark talks
Read full article: Russia and the US agree to work towards improving ties and ending the Ukraine war in landmark talksU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that Russia and the U.S. have agreed to start working towards ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties.
North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing 'absurd' plans to denuclearize North
Read full article: North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing 'absurd' plans to denuclearize NorthNorth Korea has criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and says it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un.
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: AP sources
Read full article: Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: AP sourcesThe Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information.
Ex-Watergate prosecutor urges judge to reject request to drop charges against NYC mayor
Read full article: Ex-Watergate prosecutor urges judge to reject request to drop charges against NYC mayorA former Watergate prosecutor has urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to assign a special counsel to help decide how to handle the Justice Department's request to drop charges.
Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employees
Read full article: Judge to rule swiftly on effort to block DOGE from assessing data and firing federal employeesA federal judge says she will quickly rule on a request to block Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data and firing employees at several federal agencies.
Trump nominates Ed Martin, an ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, to stay as top DC federal prosecutor
Read full article: Trump nominates Ed Martin, an ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, to stay as top DC federal prosecutorA conservative activist who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters has been nominated by the Republican president to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.
The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess
Read full article: The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recessPresident Donald Trump's billionaire top lieutenant, Elon Musk, is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a massive protest campaign this week.
Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
Read full article: Trump begins firings of FAA staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crashThe Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal midair collision near Washington.
To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class
Read full article: To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle classThe federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in particular Black Americans, to get a toehold into the middle class for decades, as other occupations were closed off because of racial discrimination or patronage.
European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them off
Read full article: European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them offEuropean leaders have insisted their governments must have a say in talks between the U.S. and Russia to end the war in Ukraine, as both Moscow and Washington said there was no role for Europe in the negotiations that could shape the future of the continent.
Zelenskyy travels to UAE as momentum grows for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine
Read full article: Zelenskyy travels to UAE as momentum grows for talks to end Russia's war in UkraineUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Russia's war.
Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
Read full article: Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversalThe Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs.
Ukraine and Europe worry about being sidelined as Trump pushes direct talks with Russia on war's end
Read full article: Ukraine and Europe worry about being sidelined as Trump pushes direct talks with Russia on war's endPresident Donald Trump’s approach to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials worried they're being largely sidelined by the new U.S. administration as Washington and Moscow plan direct negotiations.
Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
Read full article: Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceedThe Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers.
Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump's push to abolish FEMA
Read full article: Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump's push to abolish FEMAPresident Donald Trump's suggestion about “getting rid of” the nation's disaster relief agency doesn't sound like a bad idea for some residents of western North Carolina who are still navigating the long recovery process from Hurricane Helene.
Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
Read full article: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddlingPresident Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.
Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staff
Read full article: Justice Department's independence is threatened as Trump's team asserts power over cases and staffPam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.”.
Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from GazaIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that he's moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza.
Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker's delay in delivering a new Air Force One
Read full article: Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker's delay in delivering a new Air Force OnePresident Donald Trump has toured a Boeing airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker's delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft.
Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts
Read full article: Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cutsA union official says the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without explanation amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government.
IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season
Read full article: IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax seasonThe IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could come as soon as next week.
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
Read full article: Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first monthIt's been nearly a month in office for President Donald Trump, and he's acted with dizzying speed to reorder the American economy and global diplomacy.
Hungary's transformation into an 'electoral autocracy' has parallels to Trump's second term
Read full article: Hungary's transformation into an 'electoral autocracy' has parallels to Trump's second termU.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister has become a close ally of President Donald Trump.
White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism
Read full article: White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racismSome white South Africans have showed support for President Donald Trump and gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government.
US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay
Read full article: US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo BayThree immigrants who won a restraining order against the U.S. government to avoid transfer to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba have been deported on direct flights to Venezuela.
AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute
Read full article: AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology disputeThe Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.
Trump creates council for 'energy dominance,' boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling
Read full article: Trump creates council for 'energy dominance,' boosts natural gas exports and offshore drillingPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to drive up already record-setting domestic oil and gas production.
The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusals
Read full article: The Pentagon moves to take back troops discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusalsThe Pentagon says the military services must again ask troops who were forced out or who voluntarily left the military due to the COVID vaccine whether they want to reenlist.
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Read full article: Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffsFederal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.
Trump calls for withholding federal money from schools and colleges that require COVID vaccines
Read full article: Trump calls for withholding federal money from schools and colleges that require COVID vaccinesSchools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at risk of losing federal money under a White House order signed by President Donald Trump.
Trump border czar and NYC mayor interview with 'Fox & Friends' on immigration commitments
Read full article: Trump border czar and NYC mayor interview with 'Fox & Friends' on immigration commitmentsNew York City’s Democratic mayor appeared on the “Fox & Friends” show alongside President Donald Trump’s border czar.
Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Read full article: Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric AdamsThe Justice Department has asked a court to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth
Read full article: Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youthA second federal judge has paused President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.
The art of the deal? Zelenskyy says a Ukraine-Russia agreement must come through Trump negotiations
Read full article: The art of the deal? Zelenskyy says a Ukraine-Russia agreement must come through Trump negotiationsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s history as a dealmaker, offering flattery as he seeks his leadership in negotiations that could end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts
Read full article: DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cutsConservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led project to slash the federal workforce and reduce or end disfavored programs.
HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Read full article: HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cutsDepartment of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired.
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to the US government's payment system
Read full article: Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to the US government's payment systemThe Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system.
Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump's idea gets eye rolls but not support
Read full article: Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump's idea gets eye rolls but not supportAt Niagara Falls, visitors from the United States and Canada are taking in President Donald Trump’s unsolicited suggestion the U.S. annex its neighbor to the north with an air of detached amusement.
Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze
Read full article: Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freezeA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze shutting down U.S. humanitarian aid and development worldwide.
Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnership
Read full article: Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnershipThere is a guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump have outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi to deepen the U.S.-India strategic relationship.
Takeaways from Modi, Trump meeting: Cooperation on trade and defense — plus some mutual praise
Read full article: Takeaways from Modi, Trump meeting: Cooperation on trade and defense — plus some mutual praiseIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United States President Donald Trump have spoken about easing tariffs and resolving trade concerns between the two countries, while also shoring up defense ties.
Taiwan pledges to communicate and invest more in the US after Trump tariff threats
Read full article: Taiwan pledges to communicate and invest more in the US after Trump tariff threatsTaiwan President Lai Ching-te says he will communicate more with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and invest more in the U.S. Trump said Thursday that Taiwan had taken away the U.S. chip business and he wanted it back in the country.
Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth
Read full article: Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growthNonprofit organizations across the country were plunged into uncertainty after the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants two weeks ago.
Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war
Read full article: Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia warUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
Including people without legal status in census has had little impact on House seats, study finds
Read full article: Including people without legal status in census has had little impact on House seats, study findsRepublicans are trying to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states.
Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio forced to return to Washington ahead of Europe trip
Read full article: Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio forced to return to Washington ahead of Europe tripAn Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue.
White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fight
Read full article: White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fightThe White House had blocked an Associated Press journalist from a news conference with two major world leaders.
Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battle
Read full article: Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell's life — his childhood polio battlePresident Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio.
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
Read full article: Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to comeThe Trump administration is intensifying its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection.
Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google
Read full article: Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue GoogleMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.”.
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
Read full article: Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cutsPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resign
Read full article: Order to drop New York Mayor Adams' case roils Justice Department as high-ranking officials resignManhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden
Read full article: EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by BidenIn a major reversal, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he'll try to rescind $20 billion in grants awarded by the Biden administration for climate and clean-energy projects.
NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meeting
Read full article: NYC mayor to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail after Trump border czar meetingNew York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will allow federal immigration officials to operate at the city’s Rikers Island jail.
US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama
Read full article: US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to PanamaPanama's president has said his country has received the first U.S. flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump administration takes Panama up on its offer to act as a stopover for expelled migrants.
Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
Read full article: Trump's education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it doesIf Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”.
Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again
Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow againA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development programs abroad.
Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty
Read full article: Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertaintyPresident Donald Trump has rolled out his plan to increase U.S. tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports.
Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
Read full article: Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questionsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the two nations share.
Vance visits the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Holocaust survivor before Zelenskyy meeting
Read full article: Vance visits the Dachau concentration camp memorial with Holocaust survivor before Zelenskyy meetingU_S_ Vice President JD Vance has visited the Dachau concentration camp memorial in Germany and says “seeing it up close in person really drives home what unspeakable evil was committed.”.
With doors closed to the US, asylum-seekers turn to their Plan B: A new life in Mexico
Read full article: With doors closed to the US, asylum-seekers turn to their Plan B: A new life in MexicoAfter President Donald Trump effectively slammed the door on asylum-seekers crossing the U.S. southern border when he took office in January, many are recalibrating their plans.
Trump's pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the department
Read full article: Trump's pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the departmentLinda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Donald Trump’s goal of dismantling the agency, vowing to “reorient” the department while continuing some of its largest programs.
The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challenge
Read full article: The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump's major economic challengeDonald Trump promised as a candidate that he could easily conquer inflation, but the reality is proving tougher than he expected.
Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goods
Read full article: Trump calls India's Modi a 'great friend' but warns of higher U.S. tariffs on Indian goodsPresident Donald Trump greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House with a bear hug and called him a “a great friend of mine,” but nonetheless warned that India won’t be spared from higher tariffs he’s begun imposing on U.S. trade partners around the world.
Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near a record after yawning at Trump’s latest tariff threat
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near a record after yawning at Trump’s latest tariff threatU.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record after more companies reported fatter profits than expected.
New York isn't alone when it comes to granting driver's licenses to immigrants without legal status
Read full article: New York isn't alone when it comes to granting driver's licenses to immigrants without legal statusU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced legal action against New York officials over a 2019 state law allowing immigrants to obtain state-issued driver’s license regardless of legal status.
Attorney General Pam Bondi rails against New York leaders as she announces immigration lawsuit
Read full article: Attorney General Pam Bondi rails against New York leaders as she announces immigration lawsuitPresident Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, is going after New York leaders over the state’s immigration policies.
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
Read full article: White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming disputeThe White House says news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico are telling “lies."
Dismissed EEOC commissioner warns that Trump plans to 'erase the existence of trans people'
Read full article: Dismissed EEOC commissioner warns that Trump plans to 'erase the existence of trans people'A member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission who was abruptly dismissed by President Donald Trump says she believes her firing and the move to reshape the panel that protects workers from discrimination is part of the administration’s “agenda to erase the existence of trans people.”.
Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump’s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignations
Read full article: Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump’s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignationsA federal judge has removed a key legal challenge in the way of President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.
The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested — and can be contentious
Read full article: The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested — and can be contentiousWhen the Trump administration barred Associated Press reporters from presidential events, it did so after an or-else demand that the news agency change its style from the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America,” in line with the president's executive order.
ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this month
Read full article: ACLU sues for access to migrants flown to Guantanamo this monthCivil rights attorneys have sued the Trump administration to gain access to detained migrants who they say have been flown to Guantanamo Bay and held there without being able to consult lawyers or speak to relatives.
Things to know about Russia's release of American Marc Fogel and the impact on ending Ukraine war
Read full article: Things to know about Russia's release of American Marc Fogel and the impact on ending Ukraine warPresident Donald Trump’s announcement that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine followed a prisoner swap between the two nations.
2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrests
Read full article: 2 top ICE officials are reassigned amid Trump administration frustrations over immigration arrestsTwo top immigration enforcement officials have been reassigned amid frustrations in the Trump administration about the pace of immigration arrests.
Trump's former personal lawyer defends him at a Senate hearing and decries 'partisan lawfare'
Read full article: Trump's former personal lawyer defends him at a Senate hearing and decries 'partisan lawfare'President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, criticized the criminal cases against the Republican as “partisan lawfare” during his confirmation hearing to become the No. 2 Justice Department official.
Belarus releases 3 people, including an American and a jailed journalist
Read full article: Belarus releases 3 people, including an American and a jailed journalistU.S. officials say Belarus has released three people, including an American and a journalist, who’d been detained for more than three years.
FEMA yanks back $80 million that New York City meant to cover hotel costs for migrants
Read full article: FEMA yanks back $80 million that New York City meant to cover hotel costs for migrantsOfficials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency has yanked back more than $80 million from New York City.
White House says it's the judges — not Trump — causing a 'constitutional crisis'
Read full article: White House says it's the judges — not Trump — causing a 'constitutional crisis'The White House says court rulings going against President Donald Trump's administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a “constitutional crisis.”.