Federal workers get delay in resignation deadline — here’s what to know

Millions of federal workers have more time to ponder their next career move after a judge on Thursday temporarily suspended the Office of Personnel Management’s deadline for them to accept or reject the agency’s “deferred resignation” offer. The cutoff to take the deal had been set to expire at on Thursday at midnight Eastern time before

Trump Slaps Sanctions on Anti-Israel International Criminal Court

‘By issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials and Hamas officials at the same time, the ICC created a shameful moral equivalency,’ WH fact sheet says L: President Donald Trump R: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan (Anna Moneymaker; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Johnson urges Senate to wait for House to “do its work” on Trump agenda

Washington — Speaker Mike Johnson urged his Senate GOP colleagues to wait for the House to “do its work” to advance President Trump’s agenda. He and House Republicans met with Mr. Trump for several hours Thursday to discuss the budget reconciliation process central to approving key components of the measure, which is expected, among other

Federal Judge Declines to Shut Down OPM Email Server

The new, government-wide system allows the Office of Personnel Management to send emails to multiple agencies. WASHINGTON—A federal judge in Washington declined to issue a temporary restraining order against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) over its use of new, government-wide email servers. The ruling, given at a hearing on Feb. 6, was made after

Meet the GOP Lobbyist Doing China’s Bidding

Former Rand Paul aide Brian Darling helps Chinese drone manufacturer, online retailer fight sanctions L: Chinese celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) R: Lobbyist Brian Darling (X) When Washington’s top lobbying firms dropped many of their Chinese clients last year, fearing members of Congress would blacklist