A judge has temporarily prevented the administration from firing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees. House Democrats have filed a proposed amicus brief in Maryland to support a lawsuit seeking to block the pause President Donald Trump’s administration placed on activities at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Submitted to a federal judge on Feb. 28,
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether university “bias-response teams” chill students’ speech in violation of the First Amendment, sidestepping a clash of free speech rights and university efforts to root out bias on campus. Justice Samuel Alito said he would take up the appeal from the organization Speech First, an
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has reported $65 billion in spending reductions during the first six weeks of the Trump administration. DOGE, and Musk in particular, have drawn applause from President Donald Trump but criticism from others who cite concerns about the security of government data and the legality
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, voiced support for the measles vaccine Sunday amid a deadly outbreak in the Southwest, mainly in Texas. An unvaccinated child who died in late February in Texas was the first U.S. fatality from the highly contagious disease in a decade. Recently confirmed
Last week, we reported that Israel planned to resume the war in Gaza with a wave of airstrikes and a reduction of humanitarian aid to the strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began putting those plans into motion on Sunday, announcing that he had halted the entry of any “goods and supplies into Gaza.” Netanyahu, the
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders laid out a peace framework for Ukraine on Sunday, emphasizing that Europe must pick up the slack.
The Department of Defense said that non-compliance with the directive ‘may lead to further review.’ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that he has directed the Department of Defense’s (DOD) civilian workforce to respond to an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asking them to provide a recap of their accomplishments over