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Layoffs, funding freezes, and executive orders spark outcry among federal researchers and university partners, fearing that science itself is under siege.

US talks with Russia over Ukraine’s future, like the president’s prescription for Gaza, highlights how business and foreign policy merge The Trump administration did not take red lines on Ukraine to its talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday: it cares about the bottom line. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, underscored that when … Read more

Two others arrested in Maryland as group is linked to six killings, including a US border patrol agent A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger known as Ziz who allegedly leads a cult-like group connected to six killings held without bail. The blogger, Jack LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, was arrested on Sunday along … Read more

A federal judge in New York City ordered Mayor Eric Adams and Trump administration Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to court over the motion to dismiss corruption charges filed under the Biden administration.  In an order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho directed both parties to appear before the Lower Manhattan court on Wednesday at … Read more

Under President Donald Trump’s second administration so far, significant restructuring of the federal workforce has led to widespread layoffs and policy shifts designed to align with his agenda to eliminate bureaucracy. As these changes unfold, the divide between political appointees and career employees has become more apparent. Political appointees, chosen by the president, serve at … Read more

The Trump administration is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders at the Department of Homeland Security, according to three sources familiar with the matter. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports on the pending decision on lawsuits challenging Elon Musk and DOGE’s ability to decide what workers and agencies to cut.

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said Moscow and Washington would explore geopolitical and economic cooperation once the war in Ukraine was brought to an end. Rubio, his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, and other senior officials from both countries met at Diriyah palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The talks and the promise of future … Read more

Legal filing says billionaire Trump aide is not an employee of so-called ‘department of government efficiency’ Billionaire Elon Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s second presidential administration is as an Oval Office employee and senior adviser to the president – and is not an employee of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and has no … Read more

The United States saw double the number of fatal plane crashes under President Joe Biden’s first four weeks in office compared to the same time period under President Donald Trump’s second administration, federal data reviewed by Fox News Digital shows.  There were 10 fatal plane crashes in the United States between Jan. 20, 2021, and … Read more

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would be nominating interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin to head the office.  Trump announced the nomination in a Truth Social post, writing, “Since Inauguration Day, Ed has been doing a great job as Interim U.S. Attorney, fighting tirelessly to restore Law and Order, … Read more