POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back
Read full article: As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push backPresident Donald Trump has faced several setbacks from federal courts, which have blocked or paused some of his most controversial plans since taking office.
How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza plan
Read full article: How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump's Gaza planU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his heart: immigration, counternarcotics and curbing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere.
Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs
Read full article: Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobsLabor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill that has received final legislative approval.
Trump and Jay Monahan meet at White House as PGA Tour deal with Saudis gets closer
Read full article: Trump and Jay Monahan meet at White House as PGA Tour deal with Saudis gets closerPGA Tour Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is thanking President Donald Trump for helping the tour close in on a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers
Read full article: OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centersOpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across 16 states to accelerate the Stargate project championed by President Donald Trump.
San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes
Read full article: San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletesThe Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women’s teams.
Trump meets with congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers argue over tax and spending cuts
Read full article: Trump meets with congressional Republicans as GOP lawmakers argue over tax and spending cutsWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are discussing how to achieve the tax cuts he wants.
US imposes sanctions on network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on network that helps ship Iranian oil to ChinaThe U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China.
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
Read full article: Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractorsThe emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic — a White House adviser who's using one of the world’s most powerful information platforms to sell the government’s talking points while threatening its detractors.
The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
Read full article: The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resignA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.
What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic concept
Read full article: What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic conceptVice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump.
A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration
Read full article: A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migrationLess than a week after he shared the inauguration stage with a senior Catholic cardinal, Vice President JD Vance picked a fight with the top American leaders of his church.
Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back'
Read full article: Trump tells prayer breakfast he wants to root out 'anti-Christian bias' and urges 'bring God back'President Donald Trump says at a private religious group's Washington prayer breakfast he's forming a commission on religious liberty.
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
Read full article: 2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship orderA second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign
Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resignA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.
US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
Read full article: US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visitThe Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
Read full article: Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rulesGoogle is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
As case involving Prince Harry's immigration paperwork inches forward, judge considers next steps
Read full article: As case involving Prince Harry's immigration paperwork inches forward, judge considers next stepsA federal judge is considering next steps in a slow-moving court case that could spell legal trouble for Prince Harry.
West Point shuts down clubs for women and students of color in response to Trump's DEI policies
Read full article: West Point shuts down clubs for women and students of color in response to Trump's DEI policiesThe U.S. Military Academy at West Point has ordered a dozen cadet clubs focused on ethnicity and gender to disband in response to the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diversity programs throughout government.
Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored
Read full article: Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignoredThe federal office that enforces civil rights at school across the nation has been ordered to prioritize complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald Trump’s agenda, raising fears that other rights violations will go unpunished.
IRS workers involved in 2025 tax season can't take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadline
Read full article: IRS workers involved in 2025 tax season can't take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadlineIRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline.
'60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump
Read full article: '60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with TrumpCBS' “60 Minutes” on Wednesday released a full, unedited transcript of its October interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
With Gaza rehab and other global policy ideas, Trump goes from America First to America Everywhere
Read full article: With Gaza rehab and other global policy ideas, Trump goes from America First to America EverywherePresident Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn’t waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation building.
Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified info
Read full article: Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified infoDemocrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave Elon Musk's staff access to sensitive and classified government information.
Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard
Read full article: Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboardPresident Donald Trump’s early moves, such as trying to slash the federal government and imposing tariffs on key allies, are testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged “Make America Great Again” agenda.
Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US
Read full article: Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the USGuatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States.
Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters
Read full article: Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supportersOne of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meetings in the United States this week was with American evangelicals on Monday.
VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse
Read full article: VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worseNurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees.
Black church in DC that was vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group's trademark
Read full article: Black church in DC that was vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group's trademarkThe Proud Boys has lost the trademark to their name and logos after a judge gave the rights to an historic Black church in Washington that was vandalized by the far-right group's members in 2020.
Callers swamp Senate offices in Trump's first weeks, leading to busy signals and full voicemail
Read full article: Callers swamp Senate offices in Trump's first weeks, leading to busy signals and full voicemailCallers are getting busy signals and voicemail inboxes are full at many U.S. Senate offices.
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
Read full article: From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globeThe Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats.
US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily
Read full article: US officials now say Trump only wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarilyPresident Donald Trump’s top diplomat and his main spokesperson are walking back the idea that he wants the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after American allies and even Republican lawmakers rebuffed his suggestion that the U.S. take “ownership” of the territory.
Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents
Read full article: Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agentsA top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to soothe anxiety inside the bureau over the potential for a broad purge of agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
New Attorney General Pam Bondi orders review of Trump cases as she takes over the Justice Dept.
Read full article: New Attorney General Pam Bondi orders review of Trump cases as she takes over the Justice Dept.New Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered a review of the federal prosecution of Donald Trump as she unveiled a series of directives designed to overhaul a Justice Department the president has claimed is biased against conservatives.
Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president's Gaza 'Riviera' comments
Read full article: Pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name after the president's Gaza 'Riviera' commentsThe group Arab Americans for Trump is renaming itself Arab Americans for Peace after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip.
Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
Read full article: Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseasU.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.
The Latest: Protesters across the US rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
Read full article: The Latest: Protesters across the US rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAIDU.S. aid workers around the world scrambled Wednesday to pack up households or pull children from school after the Trump administration ordered employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development off the job and out of the field, all but shutting down the organization’s six-decade mission.