Ukraine, Russia meet for peace talks in Istanbul after explosive weekend
Istanbul is hosting Russian-Ukrainian peace talks Monday amid heightened tensions after Ukraine's drone attack on Russian airfields, and unclaimed bridge explosions.
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As Musk exits DOGE, a look back at previous efforts to cut waste, fraud and abuse – and how they fared
LBJ’s pentagon reforms through Trump’s budget focus show decades of federal efforts to streamline and cut costs
‘Red tape’: Trump admin unleashes DOGE-aligned process to fire federal workers for misconduct
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has introduced a new rule aimed at streamlining the process of removing employees who commit "serious misconduct" after being hired.
What key GOP senators want to change in Trump’s House-passed “one big beautiful bill”
Washington — The Senate this week is taking up the massive budget package containing President Trump’s second-term agenda, a measure that squeaked through the House with a one-vote margin, solely with Republican votes. Its path through the Senate seems destined to be similarly narrow, with the package almost certain to be revised, since parts of
China says U.S. violated tariff truce as trade war heats up
China on Monday said the Trump administration is undermining the temporary May 12 trade agreement between the two nations by issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China and by planning to revoke Chinese student visas. The Trump administration’s actions “seriously undermine the existing consensus reached at the Geneva
Hundreds of millions in tax money goes to contracts for DEI groups, watchdog finds: ‘Total racket’
A new report by Defending Education reveals that public schools spent over $120 million on DEI consultant groups that push leftist ideologies on students.
Lutnick Says Tariffs Are Not Going Away Despite Legal Woes
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that trade talks with other nations remain ongoing despite the legal battle. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs amid legal challenges, saying the government’s plan to impose those tariffs will not be derailed by court rulings. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against Trump’s