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Entry-level workers at USAID, other federal agencies and government-backed nonprofits are filing for unemployment and applying to private-sector jobs.

The White House has confirmed that President Trump discussed negotiations to end the war in Ukraine during separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth says Ukraine would have to cede territory, alarming Kyiv and European allies Donald Trump has said that he and Vladimir Putin have agreed to begin negotiations to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine, as the secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, said that Ukraine would have to cede territory and reject … Read more

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared Wednesday that “the real constitutional crisis is taking place within our judicial branch, where district court judges in liberal districts across the country are abusing their power to unilaterally block President Trump’s basic executive authority.”  Leavitt made the remarks as dozens of activist and legal groups, elected officials, … Read more

Eight former inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit to get their positions back. In the complaint, the inspectors general claimed that their “unlawful and unjustified purported termination” constituted interference with their “non-partisan oversight duties.” While President Trump has the authority to remove inspectors general, he did not give Congress the mandatory … Read more

No 2 US oil firm aims for $3bn in cost cuts through 2026 and seeks to simplify business after production challenges Chevron will lay off 15-20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026, the US oil company said on Wednesday as it seeks to cut costs, simplify its business and complete a major … Read more

House Democrats on Wednesday reintroduced legislation that aims to find ways to deliver reparations to Black Americans who are descendants of slaves. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is co-leading the reintroduction of H.R.40, or the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, to Congress with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. Pressley, a progressive … Read more

If Trump simply ignores the high court, is that the end of law? He is the most lawless president in American history. As Donald Trump’s law-breaking continues, America’s last defense is the federal courts. It appears that OMB sought to overcome a judicially imposed obstacle without actually ceasing the challenged conduct. The court can think … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: House DOGE Caucus founder Aaron Bean, R-Fla., will put forward the DRAIN THE SWAMP Act this week as part of continuing legislative attempts to target government waste. The bill aims to require that federal agency heads relocate about one-third of headquarters-based employees “outside the Beltway” while finding ways to save taxpayer money through moves … Read more

Marko Elez — who before resigning from the Treasury Department had been a member of Treasury’s Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) team — was “mistakenly” given “read/write permissions” on the Secure Payment System rather than “read-only,” Joseph Gioeli III of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service declared in a court filing. The filing is connected … Read more