Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday continued to block the Office of Management and Budget from freezing federal assistance, delivering another blow to the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to shrink federal spending. Judge Loren AliKhan from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of a group of nonprofit organizations in
Twenty-one staffers of the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, have resigned, saying in a letter sent Tuesday to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles that they “will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.” The staffers said they were part of the U.S. Digital Service, the unit
Washington — House Republicans cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday on a budget proposal that would unlock President Trump’s legislative agenda after a handful of members expressed opposition to the package. The House approved the rule governing debate over the resolution in a 217-211 party-line vote, teeing up a potential final vote later in the day. Only
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to comply with a temporary order preventing it from pausing foreign assistance funding issued earlier this month, and gave the State Department until Wednesday night to pay all bills for work completed before Feb. 13. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted a motion to
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate who was joined in his bid to have his conviction thrown out by the state’s Republican attorney general. The high court ruled 5-3 in favor of Glossip and reversed a decision of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal
Exactly three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion and under pressure from President Trump, a senior Ukrainian official said negotiations over a deal that would give Washington access to Ukraine’s vast mineral reserves were “in the final stages.” Ukraine’s leaders have voiced hope that such an agreement might serve as the foundation of a
Over the last month, the U.S. government has worked quickly to pause, disband and dismantle the U.S. effort to fight foreign meddling in elections, raising concern among federal lawmakers and election officials across the country who rely on the federal cybersecurity agency and its counterparts to warn them about attacks on election systems. First came