Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request for reinstatement
WASHINGTON — A lawyer for the Associated Press asked a federal judge Thursday to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and other official…
Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring
WASHINGTON — Justice Department leadership is proposing cutting some offices and dramatically restructuring the department, including combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws,…
Trump cuts have hit government agencies investigating Elon Musk’s businesses. Here’s a breakdown
Elon Musk owns the country’s most successful electric car maker in Tesla. His SpaceX rocket company is one of NASA’s biggest contractors, relied upon to…
EPA workers protest agency cuts during ‘National Day of Action’
1 of 3 | Federal workers and protesters hold signs and form a picket line during Environmental Protection Agency workers' National Day of Action event…
Self-professed ‘DOGE person’ Frank Bisignano gets his confirmation hearing to lead Social Security
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration faced questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing about efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency…
Israel building agency to steer Palestinian ‘voluntary departure’ from Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Under the proposal, the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza will be under the control of the Defence Ministry.Israel is set to establish a government agency…
Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information. Defense Department personnel could face polygraphs in…
Migrant deaths hit record number in 2024, UN agency says | Migration News
Nearly 9,000 fatalities confirmed worldwide, but real toll likely much higher.Nearly 9,000 people died last year trying to cross borders, the United Nations agency for…
DOGE blocked from Social Security systems with Americans’ personal information
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of…
Trump to order a plan to dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to eliminate an…
Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
WASHINGTON — In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants…
DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID
WASHINGTON — A senior official at Elon Musk’s White House advisory team is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving Musk’s so-called…
Trump vows to ramp up U.S. production of ‘clean coal’
President Trump this week continued to make his environmental priorities clear by vowing to open up hundreds of coal power plants in the United States…
U.N. agency warns bird flu spreading at ‘unprecedented’ scale, calls for global response
A United National agency has expressed great concern over the spread of the H5N1 bird flu and its spillover into other mammals, including cows. Photo…
Trump administration guts board of U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonprofit agency
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace — an independent nonprofit organization established and funded by Congress that…
Trump signs order to cut staff at Voice of America
President Trump’s administration Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming as the president continued his campaign to restructure…
President Trump signs a bill to avoid a government shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping…
Contributor: NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
In February, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency put the nation’s public radio network on notice. “Defund NPR,” he wrote on X. “It…
California, Democratic states sue Trump to stop Education Department cuts
California on Thursday joined Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration, seeking to halt massive layoffs at the federal Department of Education, alleging the cuts…
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
WASHINGTON — President Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job.”Since Trump took office, staffing at the…