news2shortsDirective says new contracts must be terminated immediately in response to Trump executive order The Department of State told staff on Thursday it would not extend contracts for civilian personal services contractors beginning on Saturday, according to two people familiar with the situation. Personal services contractors provide duties such as housekeeping and maintenance at overseas … Read more
Former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney was ripped by conservatives on social media after she defended her previous work at USAID, which became the most prominent target of DOGE in recent days, in an exchange on X that drew the attention of DOGE’s leader, Elon Musk. “Damn right, @Elon,” Cheney said on X in response to Musk, … Read more
Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog’s list of civil servants in health equity roles US politics live – latest updates On Tuesday evening, a federal government employee was shocked to find a watchlist that included the names, photos and work history of 57 mostly Black employees from a number of healthcare agencies. Many of … Read more
A federal judge pushed back the deadline for President Donald Trump’s buyout offer for federal workers on Thursday. Trump’s administration initially told federal workers they needed to decide whether to accept the buyout offer by Thursday. The new ruling delays the deadline to at least Monday, with another hearing on the issue scheduled for that … Read more
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s federal employee buyout program until Monday. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor has details on the judge’s decision and its impacts.
Some government lawyers hope that bar associations, which have themselves been targeted by Trump, will come to their aid.
President Donald Trump’s comments about the U.S. “taking over” Gaza sent shock waves through Washington – but allies suggest the negotiator-in-chief is using the suggestion as a tactic to apply pressure on the region and find workable solutions to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a … Read more
NWSL’s Thorns and incoming WNBA franchise both owned by the Bhathal family $150m campus set to open in 2026 The Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League and the city’s as-yet unnamed WNBA team will train together at a new performance center in a first-of-its-kind alliance between teams from both leagues. Both women’s teams … Read more
President José Raúl Mulino denies making a deal that US ships can transit the canal free of charge The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, has accused the US of peddling a “quite simply intolerable falsehood” about the Panama canal, as Donald Trump’s pledge to “take back” the waterway continued to poison relations between the … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining access to certain Treasury Department payment records. Treasury officials “will not provide access to any payment record or payment system of records maintained within the [Treasury] Bureau of Fiscal Service,” Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a temporary restraining order. That … Read more
