4 days ago · Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union, denounced the buyouts.“Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration’s goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to,” she said.

1 day ago · On Thursday, President Donald Trump ordered the United States Department of Agriculture to take down all websites that mention climate change. This action is in accordance with the administration’s policy agenda to review federal spending according to the Office of Management and Budget. In an email sent out on Thursday, USDA Director of Digital Communications […]

2 days ago · President Donald Trump’s controversial health and human services secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., cleared the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.Kennedy is one of the nation’s most prominent vaccine critics. There has been great uncertainty surrounding RFK Jr.’s nomination after he stumbled on questions about Medicare and Medicaid and backpedaled past vaccine and abortion stances.

2 days ago · President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halted wind energy projects in federal lands and waters. One administration official said the president wants the wind projects “dead and gone.” In response, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Monday that his state would stop approving new offshore wind projects, and oil and gas giant Shell walked away ...

2 days ago · President Donald Trump‘s administration is preparing to take executive action as it explores cuts to programs in the U.S. Department of Education – and possibly eliminating the department altogether. This comes after dozens of Education Department staff were put on paid administrative leave on Friday. Staff were given a vague explanation as to the reason […]

3 days ago · On Saturday, Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).Martin received a majority of 246 out of 428 votes. “We’re going to get to work,” he said in his victory speech. “We’re going to fight; we’re going to go out there and take this fight to Donald Trump and the Republicans, and we’re going to ...

6 days ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for the first of two consecutive confirmation hearings as he sought the job of health secretary after being nominated by President Donald Trump.If confirmed, Kennedy would have control over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for ...

Jan 26, 2025 · President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” passed under his predecessor Joe Biden‘s infrastructure law. “Congress passed landmark infrastructure and climate investments, and now President Trump is attempting to illegally withhold that money from American businesses, communities, and workers,” Rep. Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey ...

Jan 29, 2025 · At a congressional Republican conference at his resort in Doral, Florida, on Monday, President Donald Trump mused about serving a third term. He asked the House speaker, Mike Johnson, if he was allowed before stopping and saying, “Mike, I better not get you involved in that argument.” “I’ve raised a lot of money for the next race that I assume I can’t use for myself, but I’m not ...

Jan 28, 2025 · U.S. Attorney Edward Martin challenged Mehta’s decision to bar the defendants from entering Washington, D.C., arguing that Trump’s pardoning of the defendants nullifies the terms of their supervised release and probation, thereby making it unlawful to bar them. “If a judge decided that Jim Biden, General Mark Milley, or another individual were forbidden to visit America’s capital ...