Washington — President Trump announced Thursday he will replace interim U.S. attorney Ed Martin, his controversial pick to be the top prosecutor in the District of Columbia. Mr. Trump later named Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to the role. Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Martin appeared to lack enough support in
The Department of Health and Human Services has decided to effectively block the payout of overdue bonuses to many of its laid-off employees, multiple health officials say. The bonuses were tied to high performance by the workers last year, before they were cut from the department. “If the savings from the layoffs were pennies from
Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines, and said the state must continue using a court-ordered map that led to the election of the state’s second Black congressman. A three-judge panel permanently blocked Alabama from using a state-drawn map that they said flouted
Former President Joe Biden said Thursday he takes some responsibility for President Trump’s election victory last year, but broadly defended his record and his late departure from the campaign. In an interview with “The View,” the former president was asked if he takes any responsibility for “not hearing” voters’ concerns on immigration or inflation, or
They say worker terminations will raise unemployment in Maryland and adversely affect the local economy. BALTIMORE—Elected officials from the Maryland Democratic Party have been raising many concerns about how their state would be impacted by the mass terminations of federal workers ordered by the Trump administration. Since taking office, Trump has ordered efforts to reduce
The bureau said it’s increasingly concerned about rings of violent predators that target young people. The FBI has been investigating at least 250 subjects allegedly tied to violent online networks that prey on minors. The networks, under investigation by all of the FBI’s 55 field offices, are known as “764” but have other names. “The
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on May 8 unveiled the broad outline of a new trade agreement hailed by Trump as a “great deal for both countries.” It was the first trade deal announced after Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly all countries on April 2. “This is a really fantastic,