Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Tuesday as he indefinitely blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency further cuts to the agency.
Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say
DENVER (AP) — A woman who gained prominence after she took refuge in churches in Colorado to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration has been detained, immigration advocates said Tuesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and
Head of Trump’s energy loan office departs this week
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. government’s energy loans office that has provided financing to projects from nuclear power to a sustainable aviation fuel plant supported by one of President Donald Trump’s
Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy and infrastructure in Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy and infrastructure targets in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a
USDOJ in talks with Southwest Airlines to resolve delayed flights lawsuit
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department on Tuesday said it is in talks with Southwest Airlines about potentially resolving a suit filed by the Biden administration accusing the carrier of illegally operating chronically delayed
EPA plans to eliminate scientific research team, could fire more than 1,000 employees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and ecosystems
Southwest jet passed less than 200 feet behind business jet in February near-miss
(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines flight forced to abort a landing at Chicago Midway Airport on February 25 to narrowly avoid a collision with a business jet was less than 200 feet behind it, the National Transportation
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the United States has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers. The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships was
US immigration flights set off terrified international searches for missing loved ones
MIAMI (AP) — Franco Caraballo called his wife Friday night, crying and panicked. Hours earlier, the 26-year-old barber and dozens of other Venezuelan migrants held at a federal detention facility in Texas were dressed in white clothes,
Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving in the coming months, a senior defense official
