The New Mexico judge who presided over Alec Baldwin's trial is set to retire
Read full article: The New Mexico judge who presided over Alec Baldwin's trial is set to retireA New Mexico state district judge who presided over the widely publicized trial of actor Alec Baldwin for a fatal movie set shooting is getting ready to retire from the bench.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
Read full article: War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purgeReferences to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content.
Tribal nations are concerned that Trump's cuts have the potential to violate trust responsibilities
Read full article: Tribal nations are concerned that Trump's cuts have the potential to violate trust responsibilitiesTribal leaders across the United States are scrambling to respond to a directive from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to close more than a quarter of Bureau of Indian Affairs offices, which provide vital services to Indigenous communities.
Trump casts doubt on NATO solidarity, despite it aiding the US after Sept. 11
Read full article: Trump casts doubt on NATO solidarity, despite it aiding the US after Sept. 11President Donald Trump is expressing uncertainty that NATO would come to the United States' defense if the country were attacked.
Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts
Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debtsA federal judge has given the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and State Department.
Texas countywide voting bill would allow fewer polling sites
Read full article: Texas countywide voting bill would allow fewer polling sitesSenate Bill 985 would revise a 2023 law that raised the minimum number of voting locations. County election officials say they’ve struggled to comply with it.
Judge stops immediate shutdown of small US agency for African development
Read full article: Judge stops immediate shutdown of small US agency for African developmentA judge has barred the Trump administration from immediately moving to shut down a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries.
Trump targets security clearances of law firm over actions related to 2016 Russia investigation
Read full article: Trump targets security clearances of law firm over actions related to 2016 Russia investigationPresident Donald Trump says he is suspending the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm involved in launching since-discredited opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into any ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.
CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence community
Read full article: CIA lays off some recently hired officers as Trump shakes up intelligence communityThe Central Intelligence Agency is laying off some recently hired officers as President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate through the intelligence community.
Federal judge reinstates labor board member fired by President Donald Trump
Read full article: Federal judge reinstates labor board member fired by President Donald TrumpA federal judge has ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he fired a member of an independent labor agency, and the judge ordered that she be allowed to remain on the job.
Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion dementia research fund
Read full article: Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion dementia research fundThe legislation would require voters to approve the $3 billion start-up cost, and then the fund would be maintained at no more than $300 million annually.
Elon Musk's PAC is running ads touting Trump's accomplishments — and his
Read full article: Elon Musk's PAC is running ads touting Trump's accomplishments — and hisTech billionaire Elon Musk has refired the political action committee he spent heavily on in supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, this time with the group’s first television advertisement, one lauding the first six weeks of the administration, where he is working as a close adviser to the president.
Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings
Read full article: Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firingsElon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government.
California's Gavin Newsom opposes trans athletes in women's sports, splitting with progressives
Read full article: California's Gavin Newsom opposes trans athletes in women's sports, splitting with progressivesCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has spoken out against allowing transgender women and girls to compete in female sports.
Why a Rio Grande Valley hospital is helping to feed its patients
Read full article: Why a Rio Grande Valley hospital is helping to feed its patientsAs the Edinburg facility and others seek to assist people experiencing food insecurity, state lawmakers have more than a dozen bills that could tackle Texas’ food deserts.
Attorneys file class action appeals to federal board for thousands of workers Trump fired
Read full article: Attorneys file class action appeals to federal board for thousands of workers Trump firedAttorneys are filing class action appeals to a federal board for thousands of workers fired by President Donald Trump.
Trump envoy says Ukrainians 'brought it on themselves' after US pauses aid and intelligence sharing
Read full article: Trump envoy says Ukrainians 'brought it on themselves' after US pauses aid and intelligence sharingUkraine was given “fair warning” by the White House before President Donald Trump this week ordered a pause on U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.
Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war
Read full article: Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade warPresident Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week.
FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says
Read full article: FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director saysFBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau will work to “zero out” the population of Americans detained or held hostage in foreign countries.
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
Read full article: New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and MexicoIn a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the U.S. from China, Mexico and through other borders.
South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopen
Read full article: South Texas immigration detention center with capacity for 2,400 people to reopenThe Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration.
Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it does
Read full article: Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what it doesPresident Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department.
Trump's erratic trade policies are baffling businesses, threatening investment and economic growth
Read full article: Trump's erratic trade policies are baffling businesses, threatening investment and economic growthPresident Donald Trump’s ever-changing, on-again, off-again tariff war with America’s three biggest trading partners – Mexico, Canada and China — is baffling businesses and causing them to delay or cancel the investments that help drive economic growth.
Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
Read full article: Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing fundingAttorneys general in New York and Rhode Island are backing a federal judge's decision to extend a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
FDA nominee sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs and other issues
Read full article: FDA nominee sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs and other issuesDr. Marty Makary is largely sidestepping Senate questions about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration.
How Trump justifies his tariffs — from budget balancing to protecting 'the soul' of America
Read full article: How Trump justifies his tariffs — from budget balancing to protecting 'the soul' of AmericaTo President Donald Trump, “tariff” is more than “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.”.
With Texas facing soaring electricity demand, the politics of energy quietly shift at the Capitol
Read full article: With Texas facing soaring electricity demand, the politics of energy quietly shift at the CapitolThe Legislature has tried to clamp down on renewable energy resources in the past, but many lawmakers are recognizing the need to support all types of generation to meet record demand growth.
Women's rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says
Read full article: Women's rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN saysThirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under attack and gender discrimination is deeply embedded in economies and societies.
Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means
Read full article: Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that meansA yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case.
The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address to Congress
Read full article: The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address to CongressThe House has voted to censure Al Green, a Democratic congressman from Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress earlier in the week.
Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump
Read full article: Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for TrumpVeterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government.
Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
Read full article: Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender peopleHouse Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
China's premier and the American president: Two leaders, two speeches, two differing world visions
Read full article: China's premier and the American president: Two leaders, two speeches, two differing world visionsTwo major speeches were delivered by two of the world’s most powerful leaders this week, on opposite sides of the planet.
Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework
Read full article: Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end teleworkThe directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.
Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law
Read full article: Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into lawElon Musk has visited Capitol Hill for private meetings with Republicans about his Department of Government Efficiency's budget slashing.
Arizona lawmaker who announced plans in a floor speech last year to get an abortion is resigning
Read full article: Arizona lawmaker who announced plans in a floor speech last year to get an abortion is resigningA Democratic lawmaker who gained attention last year with a speech revealing she was planning to get an abortion is resigning from the Arizona Legislature.
Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing
Read full article: Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firingAn appeals court has removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump’s authority to fire the special counsel.
House Speaker Johnson's top aide is arrested on charge of driving under the influence, police say
Read full article: House Speaker Johnson's top aide is arrested on charge of driving under the influence, police sayThe chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a police vehicle following President Donald Trump’s address to Congress.
As many top Democrats stay silent on Cuomo mayoral run, an accuser feels betrayed
Read full article: As many top Democrats stay silent on Cuomo mayoral run, an accuser feels betrayedLindsey Boylan helped drive Andrew Cuomo from office in 2021 when the former aide came forward as the first woman to accuse the governor of sexual harassment.
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
Read full article: Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cutsRipple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America.
A group funded by Elon Musk is behind deceptive ads in crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Read full article: A group funded by Elon Musk is behind deceptive ads in crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court raceA group backed by billionaire Elon Musk is behind a new set of deceptive attack ads and text messages targeting voters just weeks ahead of the election for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court.
Senate confirms former Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general
Read full article: Senate confirms former Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche as deputy attorney generalThe Republican-led Senate has voted to confirm Todd Blanche as deputy attorney general, placing President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney in a key Justice Department post at a time of turmoil in the agency.
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
Read full article: Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.
Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoining
Read full article: Marines and soldiers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine show limited interest in rejoiningOfficials say roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to the force under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
Read full article: Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in GazaPresident Donald Trump has issued what he calls a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza.