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In a major legal rebuke to the Trump administration, a federal judge in California has ordered several government departments to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were abruptly fired last month. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled Thursday that the departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, Interior, Agriculture, and Treasury …

U.S. Congressman Raúl Grijalva has died at the age of 77, his office announced Thursday. The Democrat, who represented Arizona’s 7th District, died March 13 from complications of cancer treatment. Grijalva announced his lung cancer diagnosis last April, and said he planned to pursue a vigorous course of treatment. Grijalva, …

Despite distancing himself from the Project 2025 policy blueprint during his campaign, President Donald Trump has welcomed some of its most prominent contributors into his administration. The conservative roadmap, designed to reshape the federal government, has closely mirrored Trump’s early efforts to slash agencies, cut funding, and consolidate executive power. …

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he feels “very badly” for thousands of federal employees who have recently lost their jobs but defended the sweeping cuts, arguing that “many of them don’t work at all.” The president made the remarks when asked by NBC News whether he felt responsible for …

With just days left before a government shutdown, Senate Democrats are rejecting a House-passed six-month funding bill, demanding a shorter-term solution to keep the government open. The standoff has intensified partisan divisions, leaving the fate of federal agencies uncertain as the Friday midnight deadline approaches. On Tuesday, House Republicans passed …

The European Union released a lengthy list Wednesday of U.S. goods, from Kentucky bourbon to household appliances, slated for retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump’s taxes on steel and aluminum imports that went into effect overnight. The 27-nation bloc announced late Tuesday it plans to impose the countermeasures …

Millions of American women have a different last name than what’s on their birth certificates, and House Republicans have prioritized a bill that voting rights groups say could make it harder for them to vote. Several voting rights groups warn the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — which purportedly …

In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the United States will restore military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after Ukrainian officials agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal brokered by the Trump administration. The agreement was reached during high-level talks between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. The …

President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that violence against Tesla dealerships would be classified as domestic terrorism, vowing severe consequences for perpetrators. The statement came amid growing protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose role in Trump’s administration has sparked backlash. “They’re harming a great American company,” Trump said at …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has eliminated two key programs that provided schools and food banks with funding to purchase food from local farms and ranchers, slashing over $1 billion in federal spending. The cuts include: $660 million for the Local Food for Schools (LFS) Cooperative Agreement Program, which …

The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it will cut nearly 50% of its workforce, marking a major step in the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the agency and transfer education oversight to the states. The department’s workforce will be reduced from 4,133 employees to approximately 2,183, with 259 workers …

House Republicans approved a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would keep the government funded for about six months, though the legislation must pass the Senate before a Friday midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. The 217-213 House vote was largely along party lines, with Democrats opposing the measure …

  As state legislative sessions grind on, conservative lawmakers have filed a new batch of bills that would grant legal rights to fetuses and fertilized embryos. Lawmakers in at least eight states — Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas — have considered bills to go …

Tech billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk announced plans to double the size of his staff at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), despite mounting legal challenges and political pushback from both Democrats and members of Trump’s Cabinet. Speaking on Fox Business, Musk revealed that DOGE currently has about 100 …

Newly obtained data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveals that fewer immigrants were deported in February 2025 than in the same month a year prior under the Biden administration, despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to ramp up deportations. According to the data, ICE deported around 11,000 migrants in February, …