Trump Administration Highlights: Personnel Officials Say Musk's Directive Is ‘Voluntary’  —  Where Things Stand  — Musk's ultimatum: Federal personnel officials walked back Elon Musk's demand that government workers justify their jobs in an email or face termination, saying that his request had been “voluntary.”

Oversight agency finds Trump's federal worker firings unlawful, asks for some employees to be reinstated  —  An independent federal oversight agency has deemed at least some of President Trump's mass firings of probationary period employees unlawful, creating a pathway for those employees to regain their jobs.

Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle  —  The fight over curbing President Donald Trump's ability to freeze cash is now the make-or-break dispute as leading lawmakers close in on a deal to avert a government shutdown next month.

Trump's New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’  —  When a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last year, the conservative podcaster Dan Bongino made a veiled threat on social media.  “The irony about this for the scumbag commie libs …

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war  —  BREAKING NEWS: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine  —  Washington's dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides …

Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall  —  Ariel Mollhagen couldn't hear what U.S. Rep. Mark Alford was saying but she didn't really need to.  The crowd's reaction told the story.  —  During an extraordinarily heated town hall on Monday …

Hackers play AI video of Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet on cafeteria screens at HUD headquarters: ‘LONG LIVE THE REAL KING’  —  Cyberpunks breached a television at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday morning, broadcasting a stomach-turning AI video of President Trump caressing …

FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs  —  Around 180 FDA medical device workers were laid off this month by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.  —  The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division …

Federal judge declines to temporarily restore AP's full access to White House  —  A federal judge declined on Monday to temporarily restore the Associated Press' access to some of President Donald Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One.  —  US District Judge Trevor McFadden turned …

Goya Foods CEO, Bob Unanue, Announces Next Chapter  —  50-Year Food Industry Veteran Releases Statement After Being Left in “Limbo” by the Company's Board  —  Today, Robert “Bob” Unanue, with over 20 years as President & CEO of Goya Foods, is releasing a statement about his status …

LGBTQ Federal Workers Brace for a McCarthyist Purge  —  “They're not asking people, ‘Are you gay?  Are you lesbian?’  They're asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?’”  —  When Michael first started working in the Department of the Interior over a decade ago, he hid the fact that he was gay from his co-workers.

Acting IRS commissioner to retire amid agency disruptions  —  The move comes after layoffs at the agency and DOGE personnel seeking access to taxpayer data.  —  Doug O'Donnell, the acting head of the IRS, is expected to announce his retirement on Tuesday amid turbulence at the tax collection agency …

VA axes another 1,400 employees  —  The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month.  —  The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” …

Coeur d'Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company's business license  —  COEUR d'ALENE — City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged …

CEO Devin Nunes Made $47 Million While Truth Social Parent Company Reported $401 Million In Losses In 2024  —  Devin Nunes earned $47 million in total compensation as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group last year, although he won't be able to get his hands on all of it until March 2027 …

EU offers its own ‘win-win’ minerals deal to Ukraine  —  “The added value Europe offers is that we will never demand a deal that's not mutually beneficial,” top official Stéphane Séjourné says.  —  The European Union offered its own agreement on “critical materials” …

House Republicans unfazed by protests: 'We're moving forward with the cuts'  —  Many GOP lawmakers insisted their constituents back Musk's moves.  —  Rep. Jay Obernolte's town hall in California last week was drowned out by shouts of “No king!”  Rep. Glenn Grothman entered his Wisconsin town hall …

Musk Seeks to Use Starlink Terminals in US Airspace System  — FAA says testing Starlink terminals in Atlantic City, Alaska  — Starlink is SpaceX's rapidly growing internet-from-space unit  —  Elon Musk's SpaceX is seeking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to help accelerate …

Trust Was Once an American Superpower  —  Remember last month, when you didn't have to think twice about the safety of America's nuclear arsenal?  Or how about last year, when you could file your taxes without wondering if the I.R.S. might share your Social Security number and banking details with an unvetted contractor?