President Trump said the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration’s efforts to downsize the executive branch, raising fears among employees and environmental groups about the impacts of the reductions. “He thinks he’s going to be cutting 65 or so percent of
Washington — A Tajik man living in New York was arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the ISIS and ISIS-K terrorist groups, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Federal prosecutors alleged that Mansuri Manuchekhri, a Tajik national who was illegally living in Brooklyn, facilitated the transfer of over $70,000 to ISIS-affiliated
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday that there are “no anticipated changes” to the current federal policy requiring poultry to be culled in response to bird flu outbreaks, which have driven up egg prices to record highs in recent months. The decision marks a rebuke of an idea floated by Trump administration officials in
President Trump to host first Cabinet meeting of current term President Trump to host first Cabinet meeting of current term 02:49 President Trump on Tuesday unveiled a new pathway to residency: a “gold card” aimed at wealthy foreigners willing to pay millions for the right to live in the U.S. That term is a play
Elon Musk attends President Trump’s first official cabinet meeting Elon Musk attends President Trump’s first official cabinet meeting 02:54 Washington — President Trump publicly backed efforts by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to slash government spending and cut the federal workforce on Wednesday, with the president downplaying potential conflicts between
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared poised to side with an Ohio woman in her bid to revive a lawsuit alleging “reverse discrimination” after she said she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is straight. The case, known as Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, centers on what a plaintiff
Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s mineral resources, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. One of them said