news2shortsIn a ‘step backward’, Trump effectively reinstated Schedule F, reclassifying thousands of employees as political hires One day after Donald Trump returned to office, a leading government labor union filed a lawsuit against his administration’s reclassification of thousands of federal workers as political hires. An executive order signed by the president – making public sector … Read more
ICE raids expected on sanctuary cities after Trump’s inauguration largely failed, but executive orders on border security set the stage for further immigration actions.
President Trump described the letter that former President Biden left for him in the Resolute desk in the Oval Office as an inspirational letter that advised him to enjoy his term and emphasized the importance of the job. It is a tradition for an outgoing president to leave a letter for the incoming president in … Read more
Dubbed Stargate, it aims to construct data centers and infrastructure needed to power AI development Donald Trump has unveiled what he called “the largest AI infrastructure project in history” – a $500bn joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank that aims to build a network of data centres across the US. The new partnership, dubbed … Read more
CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner also make list Ichiro falls one vote short of unanimous selection Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of a unanimous selection when he was elected on Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Suzuki received 393 of 394 … Read more
Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal amounts to bold public criticism and prompts frosty response from US president In an inaugural prayer service sermon, the Episcopal bishop of Washington appealed directly to Donald Trump to “have mercy upon” communities across the country targeted by the new administration’s immigration and LGBTQ+ policies. Speaking from the pulpit at … Read more
Republican Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs announced his interest Tuesday in running for governor in 2026 as the GOP looks to defeat incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Biggs, an ally of President Donald Trump and former chair of the conservative Freedom Caucus, filed a statement of interest, which is required before he can start collecting signatures … Read more
Trump said his pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 defendants were justified, and argued that people who commit violent crime in other cities don’t get charged.
Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the illegal online drug marketplace the Silk Road. Ulbricht has been incarcerated since 2013 and was sentenced to life in … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a full and unconditional pardon of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the anonymous marketplace website Silk Road, which the president promised to do on the campaign trail “on day one.” “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbright to let her know that in honor of her and … Read more
