Federal agencies can ignore “What did you do last week?” email, officials say

Washington — The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told executive branch officials on Monday that individual agencies can decide how to respond, despite a threat from Elon Musk that employees who refused could lose their jobs. Two officials said that the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM,

Yosemite National Park workers hang upside-down U.S flag to protest cuts

An American flag was hung upside down from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday in protest of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce, which included thousands of National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service workers. A group of workers at California national park positioned the U.S. flag on Saturday near the

Trump calls meeting with Macron an “important step” in ending Russia-Ukraine war

Washington — President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the first European leader to visit with the president at the White House since Mr. Trump’s return to office last month, held a press conference on Monday afternoon. Mr. Trump and Macron, who have a long-standing relationship after both came to office in 2017, held

Senior Justice Department staff tell employees to disregard email promoted by Musk

Some agency heads react to Musk demand Some agency heads push back on demands for federal employees that Musk touted 04:14 Senior Justice Department employees told staff Monday they are not required to reply to an email sent Saturday instructing them to document — at the risk of losing their jobs — five accomplishments from

Watch Live: Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron hold press conference at the White House

Washington — President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the first European leader to visit with the president at the White House since Mr. Trump’s return to office last month, are holding a press conference on Monday afternoon. Mr. Trump and Macron, who have a long-standing relationship after both came to office in 2017,

U.N. rejects U.S. resolution on Ukraine war that downplayed Russian role

In a win for Ukraine as it marks three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, the United States on Monday failed to get the U.N. General Assembly to approve its resolution urging an end to the war without mentioning Moscow’s aggression. And the assembly approved a dueling European-backed Ukrainian resolution demanding Russia immediately withdraw from Ukraine. It

Judge blocks immigration arrests at some places of worship

Washington — A federal judge in Maryland blocked the Trump administration on Monday from carrying out immigration enforcement actions at certain places of worship for Quakers, Cooperative Baptists and Sikhs, who filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s unwinding of a Biden-era memo that barred immigration arrests at certain protected locations. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang