MSN NEWS – The Trump administration on Friday moved to fire more than 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security, the latest effort in a government-wide campaign to dramatically reduce the federal workforce. Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies after supervisors identified “non-mission critical personnel in probationary status” within […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Justice Department fires 20 immigration judges from backlogged courts amid major government cuts. It was unclear if they would be replaced. The U.S. Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the courts and oversees its roughly 700 judges, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday. Immigration […]
The Associated Press has indefinitely lost its access to the Oval Office due to its refusal to follow President Donald Trump’s order to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” “The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America. This decision is not just divisive, but […]
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE – The Trump administration is moving to aggressively fire nearly all recent hires still in their probationary periods, a move that could lead to the dismissal of hundreds of thousands of staff. The Office of Personnel Management has instructed agencies across government to terminate employees in their probationary periods—typically those who were hired […]
WASHINGTON AP NEWS – A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. The Boston-based judge’s order in the challenge filed by a group of labor unions was a significant legal victory for the Republican president after a string of courtroom […]
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today, I am very honored to recognize February 9, 2025, as the first ever Gulf of America Day. On January 20, 2025, I signed Executive Order 14172 (“Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness”). Among other actions, that Executive Order required the […]
I look forward to joining the fans in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX to cheer on two great teams—the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles—as they battle for the National Football League’s Vince Lombardi Trophy. The coaches, players, and team staff on the field tonight represent the best of the best in professional football, […]
Reuters – President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington’s ally Israel. The United States allocated nearly $440 million in assistance to South Africa in 2023, the most recent […]
NPR – President Trump says he is “immediately revoking” former President Joe Biden’s security clearances — access that Biden stripped from Trump four years ago. Former presidents are historically given intelligence briefings after leaving office. In 2021, Biden revoked Trump’s access just weeks after being sworn in, arguing Trump exhibited “erratic behavior.” Now, Trump appears […]
