Washington — Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher who had been held in Russia since 2021, arrived back on U.S. soil late Tuesday night after the White House announced earlier in the day that it had negotiated his release. The White House released a photo of a jubilant Fogel disembarking a plane at Joint Base Andrews in
The union members view the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the government as an attack on civil servants. WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) headlined dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Feb. 11, gathered at a rally against the Trump administration’s proposed downsizing of the federal government. “It’s an all-hands-on-deck effort, and we’re fighting on your
Trump meets with king of Jordan amid growing tensions – CBS News Watch CBS News The country of Jordan is about 300 miles from the Gaza Strip, but Tuesday in the Oval Office, Jordan’s leader King Abdullah was right in the middle of the Gaza Strip’s future. President Trump reiterated that the U.S. will take
‘The stuff we’re doing with the Treasury Department is so basic that you can’t believe it doesn’t exist already,’ Musk said. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has already found payment inefficiencies and waste in its probes into the Treasury Department and Social Security Administration, the tech CEO said from the Oval Office alongside
Google Maps changes to Gulf of America Google Maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for U.S. users 00:42 The Associated Press pushed back against the Trump administration on Tuesday after one of its reporters was blocked from an event over the news organization’s guidance on its continued use of the “Gulf of
The bill would allocate $150 billion for new military spending and $175 billion for new border security measures. WASHINGTON—The Senate Republican Conference announced on Feb. 11 that it will draft legislation to fund $325 billion worth of government spending in support of border security and military expansion. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said
PBS has closed its DEI office, citing compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive orders dismantling DEI programs in taxpayer-funded institutions. PBS has shut down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) office and fired its DEI officers after recent executive actions by President Donald Trump, who opposes DEI on the premise that it’s anti-meritocratic and discriminates