Protests, DOGE opposition arise during confirmation hearing for Education secretary
1 of 6 | Linda McMahon attends the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions confirmation hearing for her nomination as secretary of Education…
India, U.S. agree to new relationship framework as Trump’s tariffs loom over Modi’s visit
1 of 5 | India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump hug during a joint press conference in the East Room of…
Customs inspectors in Chicago seize $118,000 in fake Forever Stamps
Customs and Border Protection agency seized nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Forever Stamps at the Chicago International Mail Branch over the weekend. Photo courtesy of U.S.…
Facial recognition tech enables faster cruise ship disembarking in Puerto Rico
Passengers debarking from Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, can exit faster thanks to facial recognition technology. Photo…
Protests, DOGE opposition arises during confirmation hearing for education secretary
1 of 6 | Linda McMahon attends the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions confirmation hearing for her nomination as secretary of Education…
Federal prosecutors resign after being told to drop NYC mayoral corruption case
1 of 2 | Acting Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and two other federal prosecutors resigned after being told to drop…
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announces her pending retirement
1 of 3 | Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., exits a vote at the Capitol on Thursday after announcing she will not seek re-election in 2026.…
VA bans gay pride flags in offices, staff cubicles, parking lots, storage areas and more
LGBTQ pride flags are banned at Veteran's Administration facilities, according to a Wednesday memo posted by VA Secretary Douglas Collins. Any depiction of the pride…
Federal judge’s order resumes buyout program of federal workers
Demonstrators hold up signs at a "Save the Civil Service" rally hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees outside the Capitol building on Tuesday.…
PPI : U.S. wholesale inflation up more than expected in January at 0.4%
Wholesale Producer Price Index inflation in the United States rose 0.4% in January, according to a Thursday Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unadjusted, PPI increased…
X reportedly to pay Trump $10 million for ban on social media site
A photo shows the new Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, following Elon Musk's announcement of a rebrand that replaces the iconic blue bird with…
State Dept. expected to buy $400M in Tesla vehicles, documents show
A dog walker pauses to take a picture of a Tesla Cybertruck parked in San Francisco in January 2024. The State Department is expected to…
OpenAI scraps release of o3, plans ‘simplified’ comprehensive GPT-5 model
epa10631881 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law for an oversight hearing to examine the rules…
Bondi sues state of New York on failure to enforce federal immigration laws
1 of 3 | Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a press conference on immigration enforcement at the Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC…
Fabrics and crafts retailer Joann to close 500 stores amid bankruptcy
Sewing and crafts chain Joann has filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in less than a year and is closing at least 500 stores…
2 transgender teen athletes from N.H. take aim at Trump’s anti-trans executive orders
1 of 2 | Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court in October 2019 as the court heard oral arguments in three cases on LGBTQ discrimination…
Spirit rejects Frontier Airlines merger, opts for standalone plan to emerge from bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines Tuesday rejected Frontier's most recent merger proposal, opting to proceed with its own standalone recapitalization without a merger. Spirit is currently in bankruptcy.…
Lawsuit asks court to stop OPM from sharing confidential information with DOGE
Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump gives remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Photo by…
Released Russian prisoner Marc Fogel returns home; greets Trump at White House
1 of 7 | U.S. President Donald Trump greets Mark Fogel, who was recently released from prison in Russia, in the Diplomatic Reception Room in…
18-year-old who made hundreds of swatting calls gets 4 years
Alan Filion of Lancaster, Calif., seen here in his booking photo for January 2024, was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for making…