news2shortsThe Air Force has resumed a course on the first Black pilots unit that was temporarily yanked in what officials claim was an effort to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning DEI in the federal government. Following backlash from legislators and even the new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Air Force claimed … Read more
A new interim director has been tapped to lead the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) as President Donald Trump looks to enforce a crackdown on transgender inmates in facilities that do not match their biological sex. William W. Lothrop was named the new BOP director after Colette Peters resigned on Inauguration Day. It’s unclear when … Read more
Union leader claims Trump-created organization is ‘corrupt’ as X owner posts vague request for applications Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has been accused by a leading labor union of an “absolutely illegal” breach of federal regulations after posting a vague request for job applications. The Trump administration’s much-vaunted but ill-defined program to reshape … Read more
Lawmakers halt his planned crackdown and move on with their own proposals in ‘spirit and letter’ of Trump’s policies Republicans in the Florida legislature on Monday delivered a humiliating rebuke to Ron DeSantis by shutting down the governor’s planned crackdown on immigration in the state and moving ahead with their own proposals. Lawmakers in the … Read more
Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams will have a limited public schedule this week, with his office saying that he will be undergoing medical tests. “Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best,” New York City Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy said in a statement. Levy did not specify a … Read more
‘We can give the Greenlanders a McDonald’s, KFC and a Taco Bell … I will nuke Nuuk if necessary, but I’d rather not’ Keir Starmer: Good afternoon, your most serene Excellency. Donald Trump: Who is this? Continue reading…
Elizabeth Warren and fellow lawmakers slam president for not keeping promise to reduce grocery bills ‘immediately’ US politics live – latest updates Democrats have challenged Donald Trump to live up to his campaign pledge to lower food prices in a blistering letter that tries to reverse the whirlwind narrative of his first week back in … Read more
Group takes steps to protect members after ‘traumatizing’ reports of people being stopped or detained by agents The Navajo nation is taking steps to protect its community from federal immigration actions, amid reports that some Indigenous Americans have been swept up in US deportation raids being carried out early in Donald Trump’s second presidency. In … Read more
Why doubts have been raised about sustainability of US artificial intelligence boom Global tech shares fall as China AI chatbot DeepSeek spooks investors DeepSeek hit with ‘large-scale’ cyber-attack Investors have been fleeing US artificial intelligence stocks amid surprise at a new, cheaper but still effective alternative Chinese technology. Continue reading…
A group of Quaker congregations are suing the Department of Homeland Security.
