Senate Confirms Elbridge Colby as Pentagon Defense Policy Chief

The new undersecretary of defense could be tested soon over his policy preferences in U.S. military strategy. The Senate voted to confirm Elbridge Colby as the next undersecretary of defense for policy on April 8, giving final validation for President Donald Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon strategy post. Colby’s confirmation passed by a vote

US Supreme Court Sides With Trump for Now in Fired Federal Worker Case

The president asked the high court to intervene after a lower court judge ordered the administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a move to bring back federal workers who were fired by the Trump administration, handing a win to President Donald Trump as he works to downsize

Supreme Court Blocks Reinstatement of Fired Federal Workers for Now

The president asked the high court to intervene after a lower court judge ordered the administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers. The Supreme Court on April 8 blocked a lower court order that mandated the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings meant to downsize the