It's not just jobs cut and agencies gutted. It's the talent that will be lost for generations to come.
The Trump administration's swift, sweeping cuts to the federal workforce is set to derail the livelihoods of potentially thousands of military families. The turmoil within the military community caused by the recent firings of probationary employees, looming terminations and a rolling series of deadlines for federal employees to return to work should not be surprising. For decades now, the federal government has marketed itself as the employer of choice for military spouses, who are unemployed at five times the national rate despite being more educated than their civilian spouse counterparts. Lawmakers and officials, including Trump, have long accepted the importance of military spouse employment to the financial security of military families, a quarter of whom have experienced food insecurity in recent years, and its potential impacts on national security.
As several national polls offer bad news for Donald Trump and Elon Musk, a leading political scientist explains why conditions are ripe for Democrats to run harder against their authoritarian overreach.
The administration flew almost all of the migrants it had held in the facility in Cuba to Honduras, and one to detention in the U.S., NBC News has learned.
It got heated quickly over [GA Republican Dave] McCormick's support for the sweeping federal budget cuts made in recent weeks by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). McCormick faced boos and "catcalls" as residents pushed back on Trump's erratic governing style.
The New York Post pushed back on President Donald Trump's quip that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is a "dictator" with a full front cover image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and an all-caps headline declaring: "THIS IS A DICTATOR." Trump claimed this week that Zelensky "should have ended" the war with Russia earlier, after its 2022 invasion, and even implied he was responsible for its start. After Zelensky protested the take as "disinformation" Trump branded him a "dictator without elections." The remarks left European allies scrambling and even had GOP lawmakers pushing back. The Post, however, a conservative powerhouse and Trump-ally Rupert Murdoch's flagship newspaper, has drawn a sharp line in the sand over Ukraine. On Friday the outlet dedicated its cover to pushing back " U.S. and Ukrainian flags bordering its masthead " and a double page to columnist Douglas Murray Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a pointed message for President Donald Trump after Canada's ice hockey team beat Team USA in overtime on Thursday. "You can't take our country"and you can't take our game," the outgoing PM wrote on X after Canada defeated the U.S. 3-2 in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The matchup had become the most anticipated international hockey game in more than a decade after a political battle between the North American neighbors spilled out onto the arena, Axios reported. Trump has repeatedly said Canada should become the 51st American state and referred to Trudeau as "governor" since winning re-election in November. He has also threatened to start a trade war with one of the U.S.'s closest allies and biggest trading partners, which has left even conservative Canadian politicians fuming.
Hegseth is considering firing a number of military generals and flag officers, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two Defense officials and three congressional officials. The terminations could come as early as this week. The list of those who could be fired was shared with House and Senate GOP members. The majority of those on the list are linked to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)"Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky announced his retirement on Thursday, declaring, "My work destroying this country is done." Stating, "I want to spend more time rolling back progress for my family," the senator told reporters. "I retire with my head held high, knowing that I am leaving the country in smoldering ruins. From torpedoing gun laws to boosting sexual assailants onto the Supreme Court, I have been tireless in my effort to make this land unfit for human habitation," McConnell said. Read more
Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of the U.S. economy, despite entering the White House on the promise of lowering prices for consumers. Read more
Trump announced Wednesday that the Resolute Desk has been temporarily removed from the Oval Office to be "refinished," a touch-up that occurred just days after Elon Musk's son seemingly picked his nose and wiped it on the historic piece of furniture. Read more
In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease isn't just a disease, it's an infection.
The Department of Justice has widened the scope of President Trump's pardons for Jan. 6 riot defendants to include separate but related gun charges.
The charges stemmed from FBI searches executed during the sprawling investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, which allegedly turned up evidence of other crimes not directly connected to the Capitol breach. Read more
Just weeks after the Trump Administration claimed book bans were a "hoax," the same administration is purging books from schools run by the Department of Defense Educational Activity, serving 67,000 children of U.S. service members around the world. In addition to Freckleface Strawberry, books flagged for "compliance review" include Vice President JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy according to reporting by Task and Purpose, and a packet of materials about Black History Month for sixth-graders, according to the Washington Post.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers. Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state prisons as of Wednesday morning, union officials said. Hochul says National Guard troops are being deployed Wednesday, but she did not immediately specify where. "They've already been deployed and are ready to stabilize the situation," Hochul said of the National Guard soldiers, in a video address released Wednesday. "I am directing everyone involved in these unlawful strikes to stop these actions immediately. Legal action has already commenced to ensure compliance." National Guard soldiers in Humvees entered the grounds of Attica Correctional Facility, Spectrum News reported.
