State Department formally notifies Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID
By Sean Lyngaas and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress it is effectively dissolving the US…
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McConnell warns of ‘embarrassing naivete’ in Trump admin’s dealings with Putin while sharply criticizing Ukraine policy
By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell sharply criticized the Trump administration’s…
Continue ReadingTrump asks Supreme Court to overturn Boasberg’s ruling blocking him from using the Alien Enemies Act for deportations
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to wade into the fraught…
Continue ReadingLaw firms with ties to politics and Mueller probe take Trump to court over his executive order
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Two law firms targeted by President Donald Trump’s executive orders – Jenner & Block and WilmerHale…
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Congressman Cliff Bentz discusses key issues impacting Central and Eastern Oregon
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In an interview with KTVZ, U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) discussed a range of critical issues affecting Oregon and the…
Continue ReadingOfficials say texts sent by Waltz, Ratcliffe in Signal chat may have damaged US’ ongoing ability to gather intel on Houthis
By Katie Bo Lillis and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Current and former US officials have told CNN they believe two texts sent by national…
Continue ReadingMilitary spouse federal employees were told to return to office, until CNN asked the Trump administration
By Hadas Gold and Brianna Keilar, CNN (CNN) — Some military spouses who work in the federal government were notified by their respective…
Continue Reading‘Heartless and dangerous’: Proposal to automate VA call centers part of aggressive layoff plan, sources say
By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — The call centers that America’s military veterans rely on to schedule appointments and arrange medical care may no…
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans hit overdrive on their play to advance Trump’s agenda
By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans are racing to finalize plans to move a budget blueprint that would finally unlock their ability…
Continue ReadingTrump’s ‘state secrets’ claim over deportation flight details breaks with past practice
By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s decision to invoke the rarely used state secrets privilege in a bid to…
Continue ReadingTrump signs executive order ending collective bargaining rights for many federal workers
By Kaanita Iyer and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump took his most consequential action against federal employee unions yet late…
Continue ReadingTrump targets another large DC law firm where Robert Mueller used to work with executive order
By Katelyn Polantz and Clay Voytek, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the…
Continue ReadingTrump admin temporarily restores funding to initiative tracking Russian war crimes
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has temporarily restored funding to an initiative that tracks alleged Russian war…
Continue ReadingJD Vance accuses Denmark of neglecting Greenland, makes highest-profile case for US control of the island
By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday made the highest-profile case to date for…
Continue ReadingTop senators ask for watchdog to probe Signal chat as some in GOP say it’s ‘time to move on’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Congressional Republicans are grappling with how to respond to senior…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Trump administration to keep Signal records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between…
Continue ReadingRepublicans grow concerned about Trump’s handpicked candidate in Florida special election
By Sarah Ferris, Arit John, David Wright and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Top Republicans grew so concerned about the lackluster performance of…
Continue ReadingAlleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Federal law enforcement officers captured an alleged “major leader” of the MS-13 gang…
Continue ReadingWhite House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority
By Sarah Ferris, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US…
Continue ReadingSocial Security Administration delays and curtails new anti-fraud policy
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it is pushing back the rollout of a controversial…
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