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Trump claimed USAID stole billions to fund "fake news" media; records show agencies spent over $8 million on Politico subscriptions in 2024.

Federal employees were told via email that they had until Thursday to decide to accept a deal that would allow them to quit now but get paid through September.

Scott Bessent said the president is instead focused on 10-year Treasury Bond yields.

President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order setting up a task force to search for and eliminate " anti-Christian bias."

Democrats, including Green compared Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza to "ethnic cleansing," warning that his comments would only heighten tensions in an already unstable situation.

The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would be allowed to sail for free through the Panama Canal, following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump.

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month after her centre-right CDU party sparked uproar by accepting the far right's support.

Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women from competing in women's sports.

Leavitt was grilled on whether the head of DOGE had a security clearance or passed a background check.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has faced intense scrutiny by Democrats for his views on vaccines as President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the deal includes an offer from Bukele to house dangerous criminals who are American citizens or legal residents, within Salvadoran prisons.

President Donald Trump is directing the United States to develop a government-owned investment fund.

Democrats are protesting the closure of the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. and reports that President Trump wants to eliminate the agency.

The Premier of Ontario Doug Ford responded to president Donald Trump's 25% tariff against Canada by pulling American-made beer, spirits, wine, and seltzers from Canadian stores.

President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will send 10,000 troops to the border to fight drug trafficking.

Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development were told not to work on Monday after Elon Musk claimed President Trump agreed with him that the agency should be shut down.

A top FBI official is rallying his agents after the Trump administration moved to remove employees involved in the investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

The president previously said he would demand immediate rate cuts but now says holding them steady was the right thing to do.

President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China have led to significant market volatility globally.

Elon Musk claims the U.S. Treasury approved payments to fraudulent and terrorist groups, following the retirement of longtime Treasury official David A. Lebryk after a dispute over DODGE payment system access.

Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump Saturday morning.

Experts say importers are expected to pass the extra costs from the tariffs to American consumers, driving up prices on an array of products.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Trump still plans to put 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada starting on Saturday.

President Donald Trump's rating at the beginning of his second term is at 47%, the lowest of his predecessors since 1953.

Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel faced senators Thursday in an intense atmosphere that at one point saw one lawmaker raise his voice – from Gabbard's speech on refusing to be a political "puppet" to Patel's "Would You Rather" responses.

RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" trademark, now managed by anti-vaccine activist Del Bigtree, is fueling controversy amid his HHS Senate confirmation hearings with concerns over the potential commercialization of vaccines.

Entrepreneur and former co-leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Vivek Ramaswamy posted bold proposals Thursday to overhaul the U.S. education system amid a series of actions by President Trump to radically restructure American schooling

Traditionally, when US secretaries of state make their international debuts, they travel to major US allies and offer bromides about working together.

At a White House briefing, Hegseth echoed President Donald Trump who, without proof, blamed the crash on Democrats and DEI policies.