Trump signs orders on Iran and withdrawing US from UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a document to stop U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. Trump
More than 20,000 US government employees willing to quit, US official says
By David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 20,000 federal employees have informed the U.S. government they are willing to quit their posts under an incentive program that has a Thursday deadline, a U.S.
US military trying to remove transgender service members, legal filing says
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has started taking steps to try and remove at least one transgender service member and is turning away transgender applicants looking to join
Designs unveiled for replacement of Baltimore bridge almost a year after deadly collapse
SPARROWS POINT, Md. (AP) — Almost a year after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland officials on Tuesday unveiled their designs for its replacement, which will be taller and better protected against ship
Trump and Musk demand termination of federal office leases through General Services Administration
One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages thousands of federal employee worksites around the country to cut
Trump administration sued over order banning transgender healthcare for minors
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Families of transgender children on Tuesday asked a federal court to block U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to end all federal funding or support for healthcare that aids gender transitions for people
Trump to attend Super Bowl in New Orleans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday, according to the White House. It will be his first trip as president to the game, as the Kansas City Chiefs
Doug Collins confirmed as veterans affairs secretary as Trump Cabinet takes shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq War veteran at the helm of a department that provides crucial care to America’s veterans.
First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay was set to depart Tuesday, a U.S. official said. It is the first step in what is expected to
FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries that agents fear could be a precursor
