Thousands of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees across the country were dismissed on Tuesday as the Trump administration began implementing its controversial workforce reduction plan, which could ultimately remove 10,000 staff from the department through forced layoffs. The job cuts mark the first tangible impact of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s departmental overhaul […]
President Donald J. Trump prepares to sign a plaque placed along the border wall Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at the Texas-Mexico border near Alamo, Texas. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Immediately after Trump took office in February, illegal border crossings dropped to record lows. Now in March, Trump’s second full month in office, […]
US president Donald Trump weighed in regarding billionaire Elon Musk’s recent position as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), implying that although Musk has contributed substantially to the federal government, he will probably soon return to his businesses including Tesla and SpaceX after his 130-day term limit as a special government employee is […]
In his first month as FBI director, Kash Patel has aggressively targeted key law enforcement concerns of the Trump administration, including violent crime, gang violence, and drug trafficking. His swift actions have won praise from Republican lawmakers, who commend his transparency in sharing long-requested documents with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Patel’s tenure has […]
GATEWAY PUNDIT – UPDATE, March 31, 2025: This article has been updated to clarify that Valerie Imbruce’s quotes were given to Newsweek regarding potential cuts to SNAP. If HHS Secretary and healthy food advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his way, SNAP will stand for Soda Not Allowed Period. On Friday, Kennedy brought his “Make America […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clapped back at a reporter after he seemingly criticized and questioned the criteria the Department of Homeland Security is using to identify enemy aliens, such as members of the vicious gang Tren de Aragua (TDA). The reporter asserted that the validation guidance has criteria that requires eight points to be […]
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
