Hegseth to look into ‘what went wrong’ in Afghanistan and pledges accountability, slams diversity motto
While speaking to the DoD, Secretary Pete Hegseth promised accountability for Afghanistan events.
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Democratic AGs from 19 states sue Trump admin over DOGE access to sensitive, personal data at Treasury
A federal lawsuit filed by 19 Democratic state attorneys general claims Elon Musk's DOGE violated the law by accessing American's personal data from the Treasury Department.
Trump Says He’ll Unveil Reciprocal Tariffs on Other Countries Next Week
The president is rolling out tariffs to equalize trade relations with foreign nations. President Donald Trump laid out plans Feb. 7 for a reciprocal tariff announcement expected Monday or Tuesday. Nations that impose tariffs on U.S. products can expect similar policies in return, he said. “Where a country … charges us so much, and we
Transgender people sue Trump administration over new passport policy eliminating ‘X’ gender marker
A group of transgender individuals is suing the Trump administration over a new policy that eliminates the "X" gender marker on passports.
Trump freezes aid to South Africa, promotes resettlement of refugees facing race discrimination
President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing all aid to South Africa and pledging to promote resettlement of refugees facing race discrimination.
Trump to fire multiple Kennedy Center board members, name himself chair
President Trump announced plans Friday to fire board members for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and install himself as its chairman. “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., GREAT AGAIN,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. The president said he would “immediately terminate multiple individuals from
Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of White Afrikaners
President Trump on Friday directed government officials to prioritize the resettlement of South Africans of European descent through the U.S. refugee program, which he suspended during his first day in office. In an executive order, Mr. Trump accused the South African government of discriminating against Afrikaners, an ethnic group in South Africa made up of