‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump’s plan to cut 80,000 employees at VA
Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees…
US to assess Ukraine’s peace stance in Saudi Arabia meeting
U.S. officials are planning to use Tuesday’s meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether…
Canada suspends imports from biggest US pork processing plant
Canada has blocked imports from the biggest U.S. pork processing plant, a facility run by Smithfield Foods (SFD.O), opens new…
Trump administration must make some foreign aid payments by Monday, judge rules
The Trump administration must make some payments to foreign aid contractors and grant recipients by 6 p.m. (1100 GMT) on…
US federal workers hit back at Trump mass firings with class action complaints
U.S. government employees who have been fired in the Trump administration’s purge of recently hired workers are responding with class…
Democrats bring Medicaid fight to Trump at joint address
Democrats used President Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday to ramp up pressure on Republicans over potential Medicaid cuts, homing…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright throws support behind geothermal boom
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Tuesday threw his support behind a vast expansion in geothermal energy. Emerging forms of…
On schools, Trump talks DEI and trans athletes, not test scores or student loans
President Trump barely mentioned U.S. schools in his address to Congress on Tuesday night — and when he did, he…
Abortion care has resumed in Missouri after voters enshrined rights. Providers fear it won’t last
Abortion clinics have resumed service in Missouri after voters opted to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and a…
