When Navyn Salem received a letter Wednesday terminating the federal government’s contract with her Rhode Island company, Edesia, she halted its production line, which makes a life-saving paste for severely malnourished babies. A day later she received an email, just a few short sentences, rescinding the contract’s termination. The reversal failed to put her mind
European allies were quick to stand up for Ukraine after President Trump and Vice President JD Vance openly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a sharply contentious Oval Office meeting Friday. Zelenskyy and his Ukrainian team were told to leave the White House earlier than planned Friday and an important minerals agreement went unsigned, a
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended a longstanding transparency rule on Friday, supercharging his authority to change policies in areas ranging from Medicaid to the National Institutes of Health without advance notice to the public. Dubbed the “Richardson Waiver” after the former health secretary who issued the rule in 1971, the
Social Security Administration workers are warning that the Trump administration’s plan to significantly shrink the agency could cause chaos and hinder their ability to provide service to the millions of retirees, disabled people and other Americans who rely on the program. The SSA’s restructuring comes after President Trump vowed on the campaign trail not to
Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation to remove gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code on Friday. In a statement released by her office after the bill was signed, Reynolds – a Republican and first woman to hold the governor’s office in Iowa — said the Civil Rights Code
Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting Heated Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in Oval Office | Special Report 21:01 Video shows President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance in a tense meeting Friday before the U.S. and Ukraine were planning to sign a rare earth minerals deal. In the Oval Office meeting, Mr. Trump threatened Zelenskyy to make
The signing of a key minerals agreement with Ukraine and a scheduled news conference Friday by President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were abruptly canceled and the Ukrainian leader’s visit cut short after an Oval Office meeting that included Vice President JD Vance descended into insults and chaos. Afterward, Ukrainians left the Oval Office