Politics
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Trump signs executive order targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates
President Trump signed an executive order Friday that halts federal funding for schools and universities that require students to be vaccinated...
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Democrats suspect Elon Musk is only in DOGE for the money
It's no surprise that the government is a major client of a man who runs a rocket ship company that can reach the space station, builds armored...
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Future of U.S. space policy unclear as National Space Council might close
As the White House moves ahead with bold executive action, rumors circulate that President Trump might shutter the National Space Council, a move...
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Government staff cuts reach CDC, prompting outcry from Georgia Democratic senator
The Trump administration is reportedly slashing the workforce at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation's premier...
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League of Women Voters wallops Congress for not standing up to Trump
The League of Women Voters demanded Friday that members of Congress do more to stop President Trump, saying they need to "restore stability to the...
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German minister hits back against Vance's complaints on the state of European democracy
Germany's defense minister pushed back hard against U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's complaints Friday about the state of democracy in Europe,...
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Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending - but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the...
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CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts
Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - roughly one-tenth of the agency's workforce - are being...
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Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to federal government's payment system
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal...
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Trump cans thousands of 'probationary' federal workers
President Trump's latest move against the federal bureaucracy came this week when the administration moved to fire thousands of recently hired...
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Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump's idea gets eye rolls but not support
At Niagara Falls, the iconic honeymoon and tourist destination on the U.S.-Canadian border, visitors from both countries took in President Donald...
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Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze that has shut down U.S. humanitarian aid...