U.S. ending deportation protections for immigrants from war-torn Myanmar

The Trump administration on Monday said it would end yet another Temporary Protected Status immigration program, this time for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia engulfed in civil war over the past several years. The announcement is the latest move by President Trump’s administration to curtail humanitarian immigration programs, which it

Treasury Secretary Calls for End to Filibuster, Warns of New Shutdown in January

The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that he wants the Senate to end its filibuster rule, weeks after the longest government shutdown in history was ended, warning that a similar delay tactic may be used again in

US Agencies Terminate or Reduce 78 ‘Wasteful’ Contracts Worth $1.9 Billion: DOGE

White House senior adviser Elon Musk on the South Lawn of the White House on March 9, 2025. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Federal government agencies terminated and reduced 78 “wasteful” contracts over the past nine days with a ceiling value of $1.9 billion, generating $335 million in savings, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in