Trump Admin Fires Tech Team That Built Free IRS Tax-Filing Site

The IRS’s free direct-file tax website is currently still online. The Trump administration has removed the team of federal workers who helped build the IRS’s free tax-filing platform and reworked websites across government, a General Service Administration (GSA) spokesperson said on March 1. The GSA’s director of technology transformation services, Thomas Shedd, notified the employees

Maryland Launches Plan to Help Fired Federal Workers Find New Jobs

The governor’s effort to re-employ federal workers comes as many of those federal employees are taking legal action to get their jobs back. As thousands of federal workers continue to face termination, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced several actions to help the impacted residents of his state get back on their feet. “Federal workers

Murkowski Joins Democrats to Criticize Trump Admin for Contentious Meeting With Zelenskyy

The Alaskan Republican said Trump appeared to be ‘walking away from our allies and embracing Putin’ following his spat with Zelenskyy. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) criticized President Donald Trump and his administration for its handling of U.S.–Ukraine relations after a Feb. 28 Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a heated argument.

Trump Seeks to Boost US Lumber, Timber Industries

The increased timber production will be directly tied to an improvement in land management, the White House said. President Donald Trump signed an executive order and a memorandum on March 1 regarding the U.S. lumber industry, addressing what White House officials called a crisis in both supply and demand. The executive order, titled “Freeing Our

Top Military Commander of Syria’s Al-Qaeda Affiliate Killed in Strike, US Says

The terrorist group recently admitted to taking orders from ’the general command of Al-Qaeda.’ The U.S. military said it has taken out the top military leader of an al-Qaeda affiliate terrorist group in Syria. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) revealed that on Feb. 23, its forces—as part of the International Coalition Against ISIS—conducted a “precision airstrike”