House GOP rushing to produce Trump’s big budget bill with tax cuts, program cuts and other promises
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are working overtime after a lengthy White House meeting to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for a big budget package that includes some $3 trillion in tax breaks, massive program cuts and
Iowa’s top leaders are strongly endorsing Musk and DOGE. Iowans are watching closely
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency as a necessary force in Washington, D.C., calling it “a storm that is headed this way that
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth. When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers Friday, they’re likely to show
Moderate US job growth expected in noisy January employment report
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely slowed in January, partly restrained by wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the country, though not enough for the Federal Reserve to resume
Alaska authorities search for missing passenger plane with 10 on board
(Reuters) – Authorities are searching for a Bering Air passenger plane with 10 people on board that was reported missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said on Thursday. The plane
Hong Kong’s post office continues to suspend packages for US as it seeks clarification over tariff
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s post office announced late Thursday it would continue to suspend shipping items containing goods to the United States until further notice, despite its American counterpart having reversed its ban on packages
US air traffic controllers will be offered chance to stay on for longer, says Duffy
(Reuters) – U.S. air traffic controllers will be offered the opportunity to stay past their mandatory retirement age of 56, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News on Thursday in the wake of the Washington plane
Army helicopter tracking turned off at time of Washington crash, NYT says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the time of the crash, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times.
New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as three people rush defendant in homicide case
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A routine hearing in a New Mexico state courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a murder case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video
Are government-paid media subscriptions a ‘scandal’? That’s what Donald Trump is now asserting
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated Press for subscriptions or to license content are in the crosshairs of Trump administration spending hawks, with the
