The outbreak so far has led to one death and more than 140 cases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new U.S. health secretary, said that a measles outbreak in western Texas that has infected more than 100 people and led to one death is a “top priority” for his agency and said that vaccines will
Waltz recalled telling Zelenskyy, ‘Look, Mr. President, time is not on your side here.’ National security adviser Michael Waltz said on March 1 that administration officials had advised President Donald Trump to avoid a follow-up meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the latter clashed with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in a heated
The plan could help prevent a government shutdown ahead of the looming March 14 funding deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on March 2 that he prefers passing a clean government funding extension to prevent a government shutdown through September before working towards including cuts recommended by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in
‘Exactly what they are, we’re going to leave that for the president and his team to negotiate,’ Howard Lutnick said. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on March 2 that tariffs on Mexico and Canada will resume as planned on Tuesday, but that the president will establish their exact levels. President Donald Trump had previously promised
The head of the new cost-cutting effort added that some federal agencies will respond on behalf of employees to a mass email. Adviser to President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, said Saturday that some federal agencies will respond on behalf of employees to an email asking what federal workers did in the past week and that
The Ukrainian president ‘needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country,’ the speaker said. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have to resign in the wake of a high-profile public spat between himself, President
Decisions related to home building and zoning will now come under the purview of local leaders. An Obama-era housing rule that was terminated by the first Trump administration and revived by the Biden administration has again been canceled. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said the regulation has led to excessive bureaucracy