Nation/World

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer  The White House press team, rather than the White House Correspondents’ Association, will determine which media outlets get to participate in its press pool, White House

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump on Monday backed the email sent to millions of government workers that asked them what they’ve accomplished lately.  “I thought it was great

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  The U.S. Agency for International Development issued a notice on Sunday stating that it was laying off at least 1,600 workers in the United States and

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  Some federal agencies have told employees to respond to a new mass email that asked government workers to detail their recent accomplishments, while others have instructed

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee postponed its meeting this week, drawing concern from at least one independent health organization.  The

By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer  OXON HILL, Maryland — In a wide-ranging interview with NewsMax host Rob Schmitt, technologist and special government employee Elon Musk offered insights into what drives him. 

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer  A coalition of activist groups is suing the federal government over President Donald Trump’s executive orders that curtail the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  White House and Department of Transportation officials said that no air traffic controllers or other safety-critical personnel were affected by the recent firings of hundreds of

By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI.  Senators voted 51-49 to confirm Patel, who gained prominence for exposing alleged

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The U.S. Department of State has designated several Mexican drug cartels and several transnational criminal gangs as global terrorist organizations, according to a notice in the

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced a nationwide and international ad campaign urging illegal immigrants to leave the United States immediately or face deportation “with

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The federal government layoffs have expanded to additional agencies, according to a new internal letter and government officials, after President Donald Trump ordered agencies to make

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer  Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will discuss with President Donald Trump a proposal to send U.S. taxpayers rebate checks representing a portion of

By Bill Pan Contributing Writer  Mexico is welcoming a small delegation of U.S. Green Berets to train the country’s marine corps for over a month.  On Monday, the Mexican Senate’s Marine

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  The Department of Government Efficiency said on Monday that a total of $4.7 trillion worth of payments from the Treasury Department are almost impossible to trace

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday threatened to sue Google over its decision to display the name “Gulf of America” across the entire body of water