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All Senate Republicans, except two, voted on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel to a 10-year term as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump. In a 51-49 vote, the Senate GOP approved the 18th of Trump’s nominees just one month into …

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a former senator from Georgia and a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, as the new administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Her confirmation marks a return to Washington for the businesswoman and political donor, who has been a key figure …

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to terminate more than 6,000 employees by the end of the week, marking one of the most significant workforce reductions in the agency’s history. According to an internal email obtained by CBS News, more than half of the affected employees—over 3,500—will come from …

President Donald Trump escalated his public feud with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, attacking him as a “dictator without elections” and accusing him of manipulating the U.S. into providing billions of dollars in aid. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that Zelenskyy “talked the United States of …

President Donald Trump sparked a political firestorm on Wednesday by declaring himself a monarch in a social media post celebrating his administration’s termination of New York’s congestion pricing plan. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “LONG LIVE THE KING!” …

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Tuesday, including measures aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and increasing government transparency. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, Trump also issued a presidential memorandum mandating a review of government spending, which he claimed could eliminate waste …

The U.S. Senate will debate a budget resolution this week that Republicans in that chamber hope will pave the way for Congress to approve hundreds of billions of dollars in defense and border security funding later this year in a separate bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., posted on …

President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Ukraine was to blame for Russia’s 2022 invasion, arguing that Kyiv could have negotiated a deal to prevent the war. His remarks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed frustration over being excluded from U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the ongoing …

In a blunder that has alarmed lawmakers and health experts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed Tuesday that it accidentally fired several employees crucial to the federal government’s response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak. The agency is now scrambling to reverse the terminations, which come amid the Trump …

In a controversial diplomatic move, senior officials from the United States and Russia convened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for high-stakes negotiations aimed at easing tensions and seeking a resolution to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The closed-door meeting, held at Riyadh’s Diriyah Palace, signaled a major shift in U.S. …

Michelle King, the top official at the Social Security Administration (SSA), has stepped down from her role after refusing a request from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access sensitive government records, according to sources familiar with the situation. A White House spokesperson confirmed King’s departure and announced …

The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds of high-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees this week in a sweeping effort to remove officials deemed out of step with its aggressive immigration and border security agenda, according to sources familiar with the plan. The firings will target career employees …

French President Emmanuel Macron will host an urgent meeting with European leaders in Paris on Monday, as the U.S. signaled a potential pivot toward Russia, leaving Europe scrambling to reassess its security commitments and support for Ukraine. The meeting at the Élysée Palace will bring together leaders from Germany, the …

The Trump administration has fired more than two dozen immigration judges, court managers, and judicial candidates in an unprecedented shake-up at the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), according to the union representing immigration judges. The terminations, carried out by the acting director of EOIR, come at a time when …

The Trump administration’s rapid-fire approach to slashing federal jobs has led to unexpected turmoil within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), as officials now scramble to reinstate employees they mistakenly fired just a day earlier. On Friday, NNSA officials attempted to notify some of the terminated employees that their dismissal …