The firm was paid by the DNC and Clinton campaign to hire Fusion GPS, which then hired former British spy Christopher Steele to conduct research into Trump. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 6 to suspend the security clearances for employees at a law firm that was involved in the controversial Steele
The dispute comes after a substantial downsizing of the foreign aid agency and the suspension of many of its contracts. A federal judge on March 6 ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration can fire contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said the contractors had not proved
‘That’s easy to call out, the unfairness of that,’ Newsom says Gavin Newsom (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media) California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) said Thursday that biological men participating in women’s sports is “an issue of fairness.” He criticized Caitlyn Jenner for a nearly identical comment just a few years earlier. “You right now
ActBlue, the leading fundraising platform for Democrats, is in disarray after at least seven senior officials resigned and a company lawyer alleged that the platform had retaliated against him, the New York Times reported. The exodus comes as congressional Republicans investigate ActBlue’s security and fraud-prevention measures, including to what degree it works to block illegal
Push to develop a framework for peace following a highly publicized falling out between leaders of the two nations. The United States and Ukraine are coordinating a meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss the initial terms of a cease-fire framework to halt the fighting between Moscow and Kyiv. Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy for
Federal workers account for more than one-third of last month’s tally. Planned job cuts have hit their highest levels since the pandemic as U.S.-based employers navigate economic headwinds. Global recruitment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported on March 6 that U.S. employers announced 172,017 layoffs in February, the highest monthly total since July 2020. It
Discussions at a committee hearing became heated over immigration issues and solutions. Congressional hearings often feature vigorous debate and pointed disagreements between Democrats and Republicans, yet lawmakers typically find at least some common ground to compromise and keep the legislative process moving forward. That was not the case during Wednesday’s House Oversight and Accountability Committee