At least 160 EPA staffers put on leave, leaders cite Trump DEI order
The Trump administration placed at least 160 Environmental Protection Agency employees on paid leave Thursday evening effective immediately. Source link
United States seizes Venezuelan aircraft violation export law
A notice is being plastered to the door of a jet the United States seized on Thursday for violating Venezuela-related sanctions. Photo courtesy of Secretary…
Fellow travelers restrain passenger who was 'going crazy'
Fellow passengers restrained a man who became combative on a Frontier Airlines flight bound for Houston on Wednesday, kicking the seats and breaking a Plexiglass…
Customs officials in Ky. seize $27 million in fake jewelry last month — mostly from Hong Kong, China
Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Customs and Border Protection agents seized $27 million worth of counterfeit jewelry in Louisville, Ky., during the month of January, the…
NCAA limits competition in women’s sports to biological females
Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines (C) stands with other advocates while President Donald Trump on Wednesday signs an executive order banning transgender women from women's…
Trump DOJ ends task force aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ assets
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under President Trump has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia…
Column: Is Trump shaking up the Mideast to strike a deal for peace?
Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between…
‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan cautions against ICE operational leaks, cartel violence
1 of 3 | Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director and current Border Czar Tom Homan gives remarks to the press outside the West Wing…
2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump birthright citizenship order
SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the…
Trump announces plans for task force to protect Christians at National Prayer Breakfast
1 of 2 | President Donald Trump said, during the national prayer breakfast in the U.S. Capitol Building, that he seeks to protect Christians in…
U.S. Treasury Department sanctions network shipping Iranian oil to China
The Treasury Department Thursday imposed new sanctions on an international oil network it said ships hundreds of millions of dollars of Iranian oil to China.…
In India, lawmakers protest treatment of Indian deportees by U.S.
NEW DELHI — A protest disrupted India’s Parliament on Thursday as opposition lawmakers condemned the alleged mistreatment of Indian immigrants deported by the United States.A U.S. military…
Trump urges U.S. to ‘bring God back into our lives’ at National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had “changed” after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the…
Trump administration to limit Musk’s access to federal pay system following lawsuit
1 of 3 | The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to limit Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury…
Rubio to boycott Johannesburg’s G20 meeting over South Africa’s land expropriation law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced he was boycotting this month's G20 meeting in the South African capital of Johannesburg. Photo by Oliver…
Panama Canal denies Trump admin. claim U.S. gov’t vessels can now transit for free
The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied claims made by the U.S. State Department that it has agreed to no longer charge U.S. government vessels…
Elon Musk’s DOGE agency gains access to Medicare, Medicaid payments
1 of 3 | Hundreds protest the Trump administrations aggressive moves to reshape the American government and American society at City Hall in Los Angeles,…
News Analysis: The Trump administration’s budding bromance with El Salvador’s leader
GUATEMALA CITY — While the Biden administration criticized Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s strong-armed governing style, the Trump administration sees him as its new best friend in Latin…
A tariff loophole is closing for China’s Shein and Temu
President Trump’s tariffs could reshape one of retail’s most booming sectors: fast fashion. Hefty taxes on imports from the U.S.’ biggest trading partners have been…
FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases won’t be fired if they acted ‘in an ethical manner,’ DOJ official says
1 of 3 | The FBI headquarters is based in Washington, D.C. There are more than 13,000 agents and 38,000 total FBI employees nationwide. Image…