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House Republicans introduce bill to erase USAID
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Chip Roy introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the beleaguered U.S. Agency for International Development.
Alaska lawmakers officially oppose Trump’s push to change Denali to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature wants President Trump to rethink his order renaming North America's tallest peak.
House Democrats demand end to ‘illegal’ work stoppage at CFPB
Dozens of House Democrats are alarmed by the Trump administration's next target in its cost-cutting quest: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The last straw from Trump: Out with paper, back to plastic
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday that, in the coming week, he would be signing an executive order to make the federal government go back to using plastic straws.
Trump freezes aid to South Africa
President Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing aid to South Africa over a "shocking disregard of its citizens' rights."
Retired Navy captain says DOGE disruptions could improve efficiency, security
As Elon Musk's unofficial Department of Government Efficiency shakes up U.S. regulatory bodies and foreign aid organizations, one national security expert says the organization's efforts to streamline operations could make the U.S. safer and more effective.
Trump, Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba start off on friendly footing
It's official: President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba really like each other.
Trump calls for review of NGOs, funding halt if ‘national interest’ undermined
President Trump wants all federal funding that goes to nongovernmental organizations to be reviewed and then halted if the dollars go to groups that "undermine the national interest."
Protesting congressional Democrats blocked from entering Education Department
Several dozen congressional Democrats unsuccessfully tried to enter the Education Department Friday, their latest effort to visit agencies the Trump administration has targeted for massive spending cuts.
Trump says he still opposes Japanese bid to purchase U.S. Steel
President Trump said Friday that his opposition to the purchase of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company remains firm.
Japan’s Ishiba travels to D.C. for lightning Trump meeting
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba jetted off to the U.S. Thursday to discuss a changed security and economic landscape in Asia ushered in by the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump.
Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored
The federal office that enforces civil rights at schools across the U.S. has been ordered to prioritize complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald Trump's agenda, raising fears that other rights violations will go unpunished.
Trump urges Americans to ‘bring God back into our lives’ in National Prayer Breakfast speech
President Trump said Thursday that his relationship with religion had "changed" after a pair of failed assassination attempts last year, as he advocated at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol for Americans to "bring God back into our lives."
Trump not aiming to place soldiers in Gaza, White House says
President Trump is not looking to put boots on the ground in Gaza or force taxpayers to pay for its rebuilding, the White House said Wednesday, one day after he shocked the world by saying the U.S. might take control of the war-torn strip of land between Egypt and Israel.
White House, lawmakers celebrate release of American-Israeli hostage
The White House and lawmakers celebrated the release of Keith Siegel on Saturday, who was part of the third hostage exchange since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began.
Trump White House says N.J. drones were from FAA-authorized researchers or hobbyists
President Trump on Tuesday said drones spotted over New Jersey in recent months were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly for "research and various other reasons."
