Trump pick to lead markets watchdog willing to work with DOGE on ‘efficiencies’
Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, told lawmakers on Thursday he would work with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency or others engaged in cost-cutting efforts at the Wall Street regulator. Atkins…
Trump to cut programs that fight child labor abroad, Washington Post reports
U.S. President Donald Trump has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The cuts are expected to end 69…
Republicans divided on spending cuts as they try to pay for Trump’s tax cuts
WASHINGTON -U.S. congressional Republicans are struggling over how to pay for President Donald Trump’s multi-trillion-dollar tax-cut and immigration reform agenda, with the fate of the Medicaid healthcare program and the nation’s debt ceiling hanging in the balance. The debate has…
Exclusive-White House installs Trump loyalists at federal HR agency after ‘five things’ email
WASHINGTON – The White House has installed two Trump loyalists at the federal HR agency after allies of billionaire Elon Musk blindsided top Trump officials with a surprise government-wide email last month demanding workers summarize five things they achieved at…
Exclusive-Trump administration is pointing spy satellites at US border
WASHINGTON -The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico border region as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration and drug cartels. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National…
These universities are in Trump’s crosshairs. Many don’t know why
NEW YORK -When Muhlenberg College learned in January 2024 – as pro-Palestinian protests were sweeping campuses across the United States – that it was under investigation for discriminating against Jewish students, the small liberal arts institution in Pennsylvania took action….
Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies
WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to reshape federal public health agencies on Thursday, including cutting 10,000 employees and centralizing some functions of the FDA, CDC and others under his purview. The…
US judge in Trump deportation case assigned lawsuit over Signal scandal
The U.S. judge whom President Donald Trump has argued should be impeached for blocking him from using wartime powers to deport Venezuelan migrants is set to hear a new lawsuit over administration officials’ use of the messaging app Signal to…
Trump’s SEC pick pledges ‘rational’ crypto regulations
Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pledged on Wednesday that regulations under his leadership would benefit the crypto sector and prevent politics from “stifling” capital formation, according to prepared testimony made public…
Senior US Republican wants probe into Signal chat on Houthi attack
WASHINGTON – A powerful U.S. Senate Republican called on Wednesday for an independent probe of Trump administration officials’ discussion of sensitive attack plans on the Signal messaging app, after critics argued that U.S. troops could have died if the information…
Judge spurns Trump administration request to recuse from law firm case
WASHINGTON -A U.S. judge declined on Wednesday to step aside from a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s order targeting law firm Perkins Coie after his administration accused her of bias in this and other cases involving the Republican president. U.S. District…
Trump SEC pick discloses family fortune of more than $328 million
Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has disclosed personal assets held jointly with his wife valued at more than $328 million, according to a Reuters analysis of ethics documents released on Tuesday….
US Senate confirms Trump’s picks to lead FDA, NIH
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominees Martin Makary and Jay Bhattacharya as heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, respectively. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 56-44 to confirm Martin Makary as…
Exclusive-US Democrats move to force House vote on Signal chat leak
WASHINGTON -Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives sought on Wednesday to force the Trump administration to hand over records related to the disclosure of highly sensitive attack plans that were shared over a commercial messaging app, according to…
DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show
WILMINGTON, Delaware -The best-known member of Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters….
US Justice Department backs Trump bid to move hush money case to federal court
NEW YORK -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday backed Donald Trump’s bid to move his already-decided hush money criminal case to federal court, the second time in less than a week the department has moved to help the U.S. president…
Why target these law firms? For Trump, it’s personal
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting elite U.S. law firms have shared a common theme: his perceived grievance that an attorney linked to the firm has personally done him wrong. The Republican president’s latest order took aim at Jenner…
Pentagon’s Hegseth texted start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted about plans to kill a Houthi militant leader in Yemen two hours before a military operation meant to be shrouded in secrecy, according to screenshots of a chat released by The Atlantic on…
US Social Security agency delays, rolls back some service cuts after complaints
The U.S. Social Security Administration said on Wednesday it would delay planned phone service cuts to retirees by two weeks and abandon a rule that would have required some disabled and elderly people to travel to an office to claim…
Trump selects Georgia state lawmaker Brandon Beach to be next US Treasurer
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had picked Georgia’s Republican state Senator Brandon Beach to be the next Treasurer of the United States, a role that has oversight of the U.S. Mint and involves liaison with the Federal Reserve….