2 days ago · Around 40,000 federal workers have accepted the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) buyout offer by the Feb. 6 deadline in its attempt to drastically reduce the size of the federal workforce and sift out uncommitted workers. Workers unions advised against it, stirring up confusion about its legality despite assurances from the administration. American […]

1 day ago · President Donald Trump welcomed El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s offer to house convicted criminals in El Salvador’s mega-prison system.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed the deal and was stunned that Bukule “agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world.”. Bukule offered to take in migrants deported from the U.S ...

Feb 3, 2025 · 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.

3 days ago · “Exposing the identities of officials who do extremely sensitive work would put a direct target on their backs for China,” said top Intelligence Committee Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia).. Former CIA director William Burns had devoted much of the CIA’s efforts to recruiting diverse officers to enhance the company’s international communications. In 2021, the CIA focused its budget on ...

4 days ago · Driscoll refused to assist in the firing of agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, pushing against DOJ orders. President Donald Trump‘s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, is currently under consideration by the Senate. Patel has openly criticized the bureau’s investigations of Trump and Jan. 6 rioters, though he promised at his confirmation hearing that no …

6 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 […]

Feb 3, 2025 · The whistleblower also mentioned in the letter that Patel was not involved in the setup or execution of the operation. In response, Patel shared an X post by the Senate Judiciary Republicans, highlighting various Republicans defending his hostage recovery efforts, including former National Security Council chief of staff Alex Gray.Gray called the anonymous allegations “simply absurd” and ...

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 ...

Feb 1, 2025 · 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 25, 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 ...