Thousands of tax collectors could see their jobs terminated in the coming days, as President Trump seeks to reduce costs and reshape the government. Kevin Hassett, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, told reporters at a White House press briefing Thursday that officials are looking into a large number of worker reductions at the
The president said this year’s theme is a salute to black workers. He also discussed including black figures in his Garden of American Heroes. President Donald Trump hosted a reception at the White House on Feb. 20, celebrating Black History Month and the role African Americans have played in U.S. commerce and the Revolutionary War.
OXON HILL, Md.—In a wide-ranging interview with NewsMax host Rob Schmitt, technologist and special government employee Elon Musk offered insights into what drives him. Musk was announced on the day of his appearance on Feb. 20, the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland near Washington, D.C. Musk leads the Department
Mayor Muriel Bowser instead wants the District of Columbia to become the 51st state. WASHINGTON—Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke out on Feb. 20 against President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the federal government should assume control of the city she governs. “Of course, it’s frustrating, and we think it’s also wrong,” Bowser said at a press
Government attorneys also motioned for a stay on the temporary restraining order until after their appeal. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras on Thursday denied the Trump administration’s bid to delay the reinstatement of Cathy Harris as chairwoman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), pending an appeal. That now-rejected motion was submitted by the
During a CPAC event, the speaker appeared cool to the idea floated by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday appeared cool to the idea that the Trump administration could send checks to Americans based on savings related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). When discussing the prospect
The national security adviser said insults Zelenskyy directed at Trump were ‘unacceptable.’ WASHINGTON—White House national security adviser Mike Waltz on Feb. 20 criticized Ukraine for missing a “historic opportunity” by not signing a deal with the United States to tap into mineral reserves that could have benefitted both nations. “Our own Secretary of Treasury personally made