Judge temporarily blocks deadline for Trump’s deferred resignation program

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Office of Personnel Management’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer. U.S. District George O’Toole prevented the agency from implementing the program’s deadline during a brief hearing held hours before federal workers were required to notify OPM of whether they

‘Maximum Economic Pressure’: Trump Admin Unveils Sweeping Sanctions on International Network Behind Iran Oil Shipments

Sanctions target individuals and entities in China, India, and the UAE Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Trump administration unveiled sweeping new sanctions on an international network of entities feeding Iran’s illicit oil enterprise, marking the opening salvo in a fresh U.S. drive to zero out Tehran’s crude

Judge temporarily blocks deadline for deferred resignation program

Washington — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Office of Personnel Management’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation” offer. U.S. District George O’Toole prevented the agency from implementing the program’s deadline during a brief hearing held hours before federal workers were required to notify OPM of whether they

Trump taps new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows

President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White House’s pandemic office, two U.S. officials tell CBS News.  Congress created the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy after the COVID-19 pandemic.  As part of one of the lessons learned from the outbreak, the

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with leaders on Capitol Hill

Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Thursday with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill, days after a meeting with President Trump that prompted widespread shock with the announcement of plans for the United States to “take over” the Gaza Strip. Mr. Trump’s comments during a joint press conference with Netanyahu where he outlined

Without a Prayer: Dem Rep Leads Protest Against ‘MAGA’ Over Bipartisan Prayer Breakfast

California’s Jared Huffman calls annual event ‘a big part of the dystopic, authoritarian agenda at the heart of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement’ Jared Huffman (X screenshot) Democratic congressman Jared Huffman (Calif.) on Thursday protested the National Prayer Breakfast, accusing President Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans” of violating the First Amendment to advance a