DOGE’s power expands as federal agencies start planning large-scale layoffs
The next stage of the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce is underway.
‘One of the larger mysteries I’ve ever seen’: Industrial chemical found in illicit fentanyl
The drug supply is constantly evolving, and some experts suggest that a “fourth wave” of the opioid epidemic is underway, in which illicit fentanyl is more frequently mixed with other drugs.
‘Some of the things that I say will be incorrect’: Musk backs away from false claim of $50 million for Gaza condoms
Elon Musk acknowledged Tuesday that there might not have been a federal plan to spend $50 million on condoms for Gaza – two ...
Russian released as part of Fogel exchange and will return home soon, Kremlin says
A Russian citizen was released as part of an exchange involving American teacher Marc Fogel and will return to Russia soon, ...
Danish petition to buy California attracts hundreds of thousands of signatures
A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more ...
Government watchdogs fired by Trump sue to get their jobs back
Eight inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their federal agency watchdog posts are suing for their jobs back, ...
Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining ...
Mexico’s president and the art of keeping a ‘cool head’ with Trump
It’s an adage Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum may have had in mind the past few weeks, as she successfully maneuvered ...
Is there anyone in government Trump can’t fire? Why Humphrey’s Executor may be in peril at the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s purge at independent agencies is putting a target on a nearly 100-year-old Supreme Court precedent ...
Ozempic shown to reduce drinking in first trial in alcohol-use disorder
For years, people taking Ozempic or other drugs in the same class for diabetes and weight loss have noticed the medicines don ...
About 1 billion roses will cross borders for Valentine’s Day. Here’s how they get to you
From farms in South America, through customs, distribution centers and, eventually, to your home, roses travel thousands of ...
Here’s what federal judges could do if they’re ignored by the Trump administration
Recent court orders slowing down or indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s policy blitz have raised the specter that ...