Many congressional Republicans have emphasized that Trump has the right, as the commander-in-chief, to dismiss those military officials. Five former Pentagon chiefs signed an open letter calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump’s firings of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other defense officials. In the letter, former
The decision follows Trump’s Feb. 11 executive order asking agencies to prepare for ‘large-scale reductions in force.’ The Social Security Administration (SSA) is set to lay off a large number of employees, with workers being offered incentives of up to $25,000 for voluntary separation, the department said in a Feb. 27 statement. Offices that perform
The congressman says U.S. District Judge Amir Ali is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) has filed an article of impeachment against the federal judge who temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s suspension of all foreign aid amid pending litigation. The impeachment resolution, filed on Feb. 27, seeks U.S. District Judge Amir
The extent of the rollback is not yet clear. President Donald Trump has eased restrictions on airstrikes and military raids, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Feb. 28. “Correct,” Hegseth wrote on social media platform X, confirming a media report. The extent of the rollback isn’t clear as of yet. The Department of Defense declined
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