The jockeying began almost immediately after Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, announced on Thursday, his 83rd birthday, that he would not seek re-election for […]
Category: Politics
World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped a defamation lawsuit against its American counterpart, a major retreat for the agency after nearly a year of escalating […]
Pam Bondi Derides Eric Adams Indictment in New York as ‘Incredibly Weak’
Attorney General Pam Bondi derided the indictment of Mayor Eric Adams of New York as “incredibly weak” on Thursday, as the Trump administration waits to […]
Trump Administration Abruptly Clears Out Migrants It Sent to Guantánamo
The Trump administration on Thursday transferred all of the Venezuelan migrants it had brought to the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, suddenly emptying […]
Judge Rules Against Labor Unions Seeking to Block Mass Firings
A federal judge on Thursday denied an effort by labor unions to block the Trump administration’s effort to drastically reduce the size of the federal […]
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Josh Barnes loved the summers he spent working at Sequoia National Park in California. Like many rangers, Mr. Barnes, 25, described the job as a […]
In Private Remarks on Russia, Rubio Tries to Reassure Europeans
After meeting with Russian negotiators to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled a dramatic reset in relations […]
Nominee for Deputy Transportation Secretary Comes Under Fire for Handling of Boeing
Democratic senators on Thursday questioned Steven Bradbury, President Trump’s nominee for deputy secretary of the Transportation Department, about his handling of the congressional investigation into […]
Did You Work at the National Nuclear Security Administration? We Want to Hear From You.
We are looking for information for an article about the firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration and the impact they have had. We are […]
Federal Tech Workers Push Back Against Musk’s Efforts
One outpost of the government’s more tech-savvy employees has developed into a growing pocket of dissent against President Trump and Elon Musk’s overhaul of Washington. […]