Federal Personnel Agency Revises Guidance on Terminations After Court Ruling

The Office of Personnel Management says it is not directing agencies to take specific actions against newer employees. A federal personnel agency at the center of the mass terminations of government workers issued a revised memorandum to department heads on March 4 after a court found that the terminations of newer employees were likely illegal.

Momentum for European Army Grows Amid Concerns Over US Disengagement

European forces have traditionally worked together, but that’s ‘completely different’ from a war fighting army, says a defense expert. News Analysis Before he clashed with President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the creation of a European armed force. “I really believe that [the] time has

Dem Megadonor Who Launched ‘Socially Conscious’ Climate Finance Firm Arrested on Federal Fraud Charges

Anti-poverty activist Joseph Sanberg poured tens of thousands of dollars into Biden’s 2020 campaign and progressive PACs (Larry French/Getty Images for The Jefferson Awards Foundation) A Democratic megadonor and cofounder of a “socially conscious” climate finance firm, Joseph Sanberg, was arrested Monday on federal charges of conspiring to defraud investment funds of at least $145

Trump Says Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Will Be Met With Reciprocal Tariffs

President Donald Trump has reacted to Canada’s decision to enter a trade war with the United States by imposing counter-tariffs, saying this will lead to his administration imposing reciprocal tariffs. “Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by

Trump State Dept. Designates Iran-Backed Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization

The State Department on Tuesday officially designated Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), cementing President Donald Trump’s executive order from January. “Terrorist designations play a critical role in our fight against terrorism and are an effective way to curtail support for terrorist activities,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement,