Positions exempt include military personnel and those impacting the rollout of Social Security, Medicare, and Veterans’ benefits. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on April 17 extending a hiring freeze of federal civilian employees through July 15. “No Federal civilian position that is presently vacant may be filled, and no new position may be created,
‘If we don’t [agree], we’re going to have a deal anyway, because we will set a certain target, and that’s going to be it,’ the president says. President Donald Trump said on April 17 that China has contacted his administration to negotiate amid an ongoing tariff war, and signaled that a deal on divesting TikTok
The lawmaker arrived in the country on April 16 and met with both Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he had met Thursday in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant who was deported by the Trump administration due to an administrative error.
The Maryland lawmaker arrived in the country on April 16. U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he met Thursday in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant who was deported due to what the Justice Department called an administrative error. Van Hollen, who has been advocating for Abrego Garcia to be
Moving forward, Amtrak, backed by the Transportation Department, will lead the reconstruction project. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on April 17 that he would assume authority over the Pennsylvania “Penn” Station reconstruction project in New York City. In Thursday’s news release, Duffy said that through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), he would withdraw New York’s
The lawsuit seeks to prevent DOGE from accessing the systems, which contain financial and medical data on millions of Americans. A federal judge on April 16 declined to dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing data systems at the Labor Department. Headed by tech billionaire
The agreement would grant Washington revenues from Kyiv’s exploitation of rare minerals, hydrocarbons, oil, and natural gas. The United States and Ukraine are aiming to sign a key rare earth mineral agreement next week. The agreement would grant Washington revenues from Kyiv’s exploitation of rare minerals, hydrocarbons, oil, and natural gas in exchange for continued