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Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers

Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has begun making one of the controversial personnel changes for government employees that was spelled out in the conservative Project 2025 blueprint for his second term.
Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?

Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s story begins in his native El Salvador, but it's become increasingly unclear where it will end. The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return to the U.S.
Court rules against Republican lawmaker in lawsuit over censure for post about transgender athlete

Court rules against Republican lawmaker in lawsuit over censure for post about transgender athlete

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal court has ruled against a Republican lawmaker from Maine who sued the state’s Democratic House speaker after being censured for a social media post about a transgender athlete. Rep.
In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

President Donald Trump's administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S.
Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration

Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two-
Indiana takes a first -- and long -- shot at acquiring parts of Illinois

Indiana takes a first -- and long -- shot at acquiring parts of Illinois

Indiana is taking a first step toward acquiring parts of Illinois, though a last step appears rather unlikely.
Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items

Poilievre promises to end ban on single-use plastic straws, other items

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to strike down a key element of the Liberal government's environmental policy Friday as he and other party leaders got back on the campaign trail following the national leaders' debates in Montre
Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory

Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory

A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.
The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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