Trump Says He Won’t Fire Officials Involved in Leaked Signal Chat
President Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he would not fire anyone involved in a group chat that inadvertently disclosed plans for airstrikes on Yemen to a journalist. In…
White House Correspondents Cancel Comedian Booked for Annual Dinner
Here’s another thing getting cut in Washington: comedy. The White House Correspondents’ Association said on Saturday that it canceled a planned performance by Amber Ruffin, the actress and talk-show host,…
Path to a Trump Pardon: Devon Archer, a Biden Loyalist, Goes ‘Full MAGA’
In the weeks before the 2020 election, Devon Archer was on the precipice of publicly turning against the Bidens after years of remaining silent. He held previously unreported phone calls…
How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere
When President Joseph R. Biden Jr. convened democracy summits at the White House in 2021 and 2023, he pointedly disinvited President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a man he had…
U.S. Judge Orders Halt to Trump’s Effort to Dismantle Voice of America
A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle Voice of America, the government-funded international broadcaster whose prospective demise has alarmed advocates for press freedoms. The…
JD Vance and a U.S. Delegation Head to a Wary Greenland
Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Greenland, where locals have expressed deep unease about the visit after President Trump vowed…
Trump Moves to End Federal Union Protections Across Government
President Trump instructed a broad swath of government agencies on Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal unions, a major escalation in his effort to assert more control over the…
Another Problem With That Signal Chat? The Messages Disappear.
The Signal group chat that senior Trump administration officials convened to discuss military strikes in Yemen has sparked outrage over the reckless way a journalist was mistakenly added to the…
10,000 Federal Health Dept. Workers to Be Laid Off
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a massive layoff of 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department, as part of a dramatic reorganization designed to bring communications and…
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services,…