Category: Politics
February 22, 2025
Politics
Federal department cafeteria empty and closed for years under Biden: report
The cafeteria in a top federal department resembles a ghost town after remaining empty and closed for years under the Biden administration, a source close to the situation said. The...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Senate Majority Leader John Thune fires back at Trump admin’s ambitious spending cuts
It is unlikely DOGE's goal of axing $1 trillion in federal spending could be achieved without hitting the popular spending programs, Thune said. It is unlikely DOGE's goal of...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Supreme Court pauses Trump administration’s effort to fire head of whistleblower protection agency
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, was appointed by former President Joe Biden. Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, was appointed...
February 22, 2025
Politics
State education chief defends trans athletes, claiming it’s ‘inaccurate’ to say there’s only 2 genders
Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke in defense of transgender athletes in girls sports in an address Thursday, claiming it was "inaccurate" to say there are only two...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg speaks to wounded Ukrainian troops during ‘emotional’ visit to military hospital
Keith Kellogg’s stop at the military hospital, during which he fielded questions and held individual discussions with wounded soldiers, ingratiated the US to Zelensky and brought Ukrainian officials closer...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Axed USAID employees smile as they haul personal belongings — with messages for Trump — out of DC office
“We are abandoning the world,” read a note scrawled on the box carrying one ex-federal employee’s belongings. “We are abandoning the world,” read a note scrawled on the box...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Trump fires Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs largely blocked by judge
A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. A federal...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Acting ICE director demoted as Trump admin remains unsatisfied with pace of migrant arrests, deportations
Vitello will now oversee “all field and enforcement operations,” including “finding, arresting, and deporting illegal aliens,” according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Vitello will now oversee “all...
February 22, 2025
Politics
Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for one of the Trump administration’s remaining steps in its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development. A federal judge...