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The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities. Funding freezes and firings of federal workers combined with the prospect of costly trade wars […]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Sen. Mullin says Trump has been ‘critical of Putin’ amid hostility toward Ukraine: Full interview12:54 Now Playing Sen. Booker says ‘we are seeing real crises’ across U.S. from Trump and Musk cuts: Full interview09:05 UP NEXT ‘Very painful’ to hear […]
The Trump administration appeared to be making progress on Friday toward a deal that would give the United States valuable mineral rights in Ukraine. The movement came after a week in which President Trump, initially rebuffed on an agreement, turned up the pressure by assailing Ukraine and suggesting he would side with Russia in seeking […]
Federal workers brace for more firings after judge lifts block on Trump administration job cuts Good morning US politics readers. Federal workers are bracing for more mass firings after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can continue its job-cutting drive. The ruling came as a blow to the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) […]
The Trump administration plans to all but eliminate the office that oversees America’s recovery from the largest disasters, raising questions about how the United States will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change. The Office of Community Planning and Development, part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pays […]
The U.S. Department of Education has given colleges and schools with race-specific programs — including financial aid and racially themed dormitory floors and graduation ceremonies — until the end of the month to abolish them or risk losing federal funding as educators scrambled over the holiday weekend to interpret the sweeping scope of new guidelines. […]
The nonprofit groups track the imprisonment of Chinese political dissidents and the expansion of state censorship. They speak out for persecuted minority groups like the Uyghurs and Tibetans. And they help sustain attention on Beijing’s crackdown of freedoms in Hong Kong. The future of their work is now in question as Elon Musk’s government efficiency […]
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images It’s been just over three weeks into the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the flurry of announcements from the White House shows no sign of abating. The administration is set to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, President Trump has removed the director of […]
Flags fly outside the U.S. Education Department in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images An independent research arm within the U.S. Department of Education is being all but shut down, employees of the department say. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering and disseminating data on […]
Kurdish officials have warned of an Islamic State resurgence if US foreign aid cuts take effect on Monday, which would cripple essential services for tens of thousands of people detained in tented camps in north-east Syria, including suspected members of IS and their families. Blumont, a Virginia-based humanitarian aid group responsible for the management of […]