Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the plan will cut hiring time. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Feb. 27 unveiled a plan to speed up the hiring of new air traffic controllers to address a staffing shortage after a series of airline incidents. Prospective hires now only need to go through five steps in the hiring
A minerals agreement negotiated in recent days would open Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth to the United States. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign a minerals deal as Kyiv seeks to regain American support in the Russia-Ukraine war. It will be the first meeting between
show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to leave the White House on
show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more show more Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked
U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in Virginia had previously issued an administrative stay to pause the firings. A federal judge declined on Thursday to grant a temporary restraining order that would have extended a block on the termination of dozens of CIA officers who worked in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs, which President
At the end of the day, there is confidence that a reconciliation bill will get over the finish line even if the road ahead will not be easy. WASHINGTON—The House approved a blueprint on Feb. 25 that begins the process of passing a major bill that encompasses President Donald Trump’s agenda on the border, energy,
Parents Defending Education estimates that more than 22,000 schools serving 14 million children still maintain diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Feb. 28 is the deadline for public school districts to end all DEI-related practices, policies, and curricula or risk losing federal funding under President Donald Trump’s executive order enforcing Civil Rights protections. The U.S. Department