This year’s Munich Security Conference is an unusually consequential one since it begins as the Trump administration turns its attention to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Even as Trump’s delegation discusses terms with Ukrainians and Russians, and occasionally updates the other Europeans, the Middle East is watching to see if the ceasefire deal in Gaza will hold.
President Trump’s firing of 17 inspectors general puts him on the path to fulfill a campaign promise: making inspectors general independent from the people they investigate. Elon Musk with President Donald Trump and his son X (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) If the federal government’s fleet of inspectors general had been doing their jobs, would DOGE even
The NYC mayor’s statement was in response to a claim in the resignation letter of Danielle Sassoon, the former acting Manhattan U.S. attorney. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 14 rejected allegations of a quid pro quo deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have his criminal corruption case dismissed in exchange
The board turned to former Reuters editor Stephen Adler to defend Russiagate awards (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) The Pulitzer Prize board dropped its opposition this week to President Donald Trump’s efforts to obtain a confidential report that defended the board’s awards to the New York Times and Washington Post for their coverage of
‘Americans deserve access to the best products in their homes,’ EPA administrator Lee Zeldin says Donald Trump (Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) The Trump administration is halting a bevy of Biden-era energy efficiency regulations targeting light bulbs and household appliances—actions that officials said would help lower consumer costs and improve the quality of appliances. The actions
The fired inspectors general were forced to drop a request for a temporary restraining order. A federal judge on Feb. 14 rejected an emergency bid by eight inspectors general fired by the Trump administration to have their jobs restored. District Judge of the District of Columbia Ana Reyes forced the attorney for the inspectors general
The order comes amid the Trump administration’s efforts to scale back the federal workforce. President Donald Trump’s executive order enabling the speedy removal of thousands of career federal managers is now on hold as it relates to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), as a lawsuit challenging the policy moves forward. A Feb. 14 order