Washington — Citing President Trump’s extraordinary move to close the American asylum system, U.S. border agents have been instructed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country illegally without allowing them to request legal protection, according to internal government documents and agency officials. Just hours after being sworn in, Mr. Trump invoked sweeping presidential authorities
Billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has a new target in its sights for trimming federal spending: the U.S. penny. In Tuesday X post, Musk’s DOGE wrote that the U.S. spends about 3 cents to mint each penny, which, of course, is only valued at 1 cent. “The penny costs over 3 cents to
President Trump called remarks by the bishop of the National Cathedral “nasty in tone” hours after she delivered a sermon that included a plea to “have mercy” on immigrant and refugee families and LGBTQ Americans. In her sermon during the national prayer service on Tuesday morning, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal
Washington — Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and top administration posts, facing delays by Democrats who are pushing back on their speedy approval. Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on John Ratcliffe’s nomination for CIA director, Kristi Noem’s nomination for Homeland Security Secretary and
As President Trump cemented his return to the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron told his European counterparts this week to “wake up” and spend more on the continent’s defense to reduce the continent’s reliance on the United States for security. “What will we do in Europe tomorrow if our American ally withdraws its warships from
How will a Trump second term impact the economy? How will a Trump second term impact the economy? 02:47 President Trump, who while campaigning vowed to end the “inflation nightmare,” on Monday signaled his focus on the high cost of living in the U.S. by signing an executive order that requires “all executive departments and
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management sent Tuesday is directing the heads of all U.S. agencies to place all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles on leave by 5 p.m. ET Wednesday. In addition to placing the employees on paid administrative leave, the memo directs the agencies to “take down