Biden appointee Hampton Dellinger asks justices to find his termination without cause is illegal. The head of a whistleblower-protection agency whom the Trump administration wants to fire urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 18 to leave in place a lower court order blocking the firing. The closely watched emergency government application, Bessent v. Dellinger,
Trump seeks former FCC chair’s communications to bolster lawsuit over controversial ’60 Minutes’ interview Kamala Harris speaks with ’60 Minutes’ in October 2023. (CBS News) The Federal Communications Commission has fast-tracked President Donald Trump’s request for internal discussions about CBS News’s controversial interview with failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris before the election. The FCC last
Days before Donald Trump was sworn in as president last month, the Washington Post ostensibly abandoned its catchy #Resistance-era slogan—”Democracy Dies in Darkness”—in favor of something less combative: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.” Alas, the paper’s recently unveiled “Next 50” list of individuals “shaping our society in 2025” suggests the Post‘s journalists are still
The unions say mass firings will result in lower revenue from member dues and less bargaining power. WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 18 heard arguments on whether to block mass firings and new employee buyout programs by the federal government and said he’ll issue a decision “sooner rather than later.” During a hearing Tuesday afternoon,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine conflict could pave the way for improved U.S.–Russia economic and geopolitical ties. The Trump administration took some early steps to warm the overall U.S.–Russia relationship on Feb. 18, as President Donald Trump pursues a peaceful settlement to the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. Following a
President Donald Trump had terminated Cathy A. Harris, who has been serving since 2022, after the Senate confirmed her nomination by President Joe Biden. A federal judge on Feb. 18 ordered President Donald Trump and other federal officials to reinstate Cathy A. Harris, who Trump recently removed as chairwoman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection
A month into his second administration, President Donald Trump has signed dozens of executive actions and advanced key policies reshaping both Washington and the office of the presidency. Trump has instituted a broad mandate to curb illegal immigration, overhauled multiple federal agencies, threatened and imposed tariffs on trading partners, and drawn the ire of Democrats