Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAID
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service workers sued the Trump administration on Thursday in an effort to reverse its aggressive dismantling of the U.S. Agency for
US Senate confirms Trump budget director pick Vought
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in the hands of hardline conservative who has advocated
SEC lawyers exempt from Trump list demand in possible firing reprieve, memo says
By Chris Prentice, Douglas Gillison and Lawrence Delevingne NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers may be exempt from a demand by the Trump administration asking for a list of staff who are still on
Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, leaving fewer than 300 workers out
US border czar blames leaks for hindering immigration raids in Colorado suburb spotlighted by Trump
DENVER (AP) — Donald Trump’s border czar on Thursday blamed news media leaks for hindering a large-scale operation in a Denver suburb the president has held up in his efforts to link violent crime with immigration. More
US Federal Election Commission commissioner and chair says Trump removed her from office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said she received a letter from President Donald Trump on Thursday removing her from office. “There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn’t it,”
Man charged with ethnic intimidation for threats against US Muslim group
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A 78-year-old man in Michigan was charged with ethnic intimidation over alleged threats against a U.S. Muslim advocacy group, the Council on American Islamic Relations, the advocacy group and officials said on
Virginia’s Democratic-led House and Senate pass separate proposals for amending the state budget
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democratic-led Senate and House of Delegates debated tax relief and economic stability Thursday before passing separate plans for amending the two-year state budget, laying the groundwork for negotiations by lawmakers on an
Chris Swanson, prominent sheriff and Democrat, announces run for Michigan governor
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Chris Swanson, the high-profile sheriff of Michigan’s Genesee County, is launching a Democratic bid to become the battleground state’s next governor. First elected sheriff of Michigan’s fifth-largest county in 2020, Swanson’s gubernatorial bid
Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors’ evidence in 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers
