Hegseth orders 20% reduction of four-star generals and admirals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the reduction of generals, admirals and officers to reduce "excess general and flag officer positions," he said in a memo.

• May 6, 2025

States sue over Trump administration's mass HHS layoffs

Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit alleging RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are trying to "dismantle" the Department of Health and Human Services through sweeping cuts.

• May 5, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp says he won't run for Georgia Senate seat

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will not challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of next year's most closely watched contests.

• May 7, 2025

NIH lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute

The cuts at the National Institutes of Health blindsided staff, after reassurances that no further layoffs were planned.

• May 6, 2025

Former National Weather Service leaders warn about budget cuts

In an open letter, all the living former NWS directors warned about the impact of staffing and program cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• May 5, 2025

U.S. offers migrants free airline tickets and $1,000 stipend if they self-deport

The incentives are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to push unauthorized immigrants — with both sticks and carrots — to leave the U.S.

• May 5, 2025

U.S. seeking deportation deals with Angola, Equatorial Guinea

The Trump administration has mounted an intense diplomatic campaign to convince distant countries to accept migrants who are not their own.

• May 5, 2025

Trump announces Washington, D.C., as site of 2027 NFL draft

President Trump made the announcement Monday, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in attendance.

• May 5, 2025

At Social Security, these are the days of the living dead

In recent weeks, Social Security has been plagued by problems related to technology, system errors, and even the marking of living people as dead.

• May 5, 2025

Trump says he will impose 100% tariffs on movies produced outside U.S.

President Trump on Sunday announced movies as his latest target for tariffs​ because the U.S. movie industry "is DYING a very fast death."

• May 5, 2025

Trump says he's directing that Alcatraz prison be rebuilt and reopened

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and George "Machine-Gun" Kelly.

• May 6, 2025

Trump: "I don't know" if everyone is entitled to due process

President Trump said he doesn't know if everyone in the U.S., citizens or non-citizens, is entitled to due process.

• May 5, 2025

Trump on using military force says "I don't see it with Canada"

Mr. Trump has repeatedly vowed to secure U.S. control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, while threatening to make Canada the 51st state.

• May 4, 2025

PBS CEO says "we have never seen a circumstance like this" after Trump targets funds

PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Sunday that "we have never seen a circumstance like this" after President Trump last week ordered a cut off to federal funding to PBS and NPR.

• May 4, 2025

Duckworth says Mike Waltz will have a "brutal hearing" for U.N. ambassador

Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday that she expects Mike Waltz to have a "brutal hearing" for U.N. ambassador after his surprise departure as national security adviser.

• May 4, 2025

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