Mass layoffs reportedly began Tuesday in Health and Human Services agencies as part of the department’s ‘restructuring’ to align with President Donald Trump’s executive order, ‘Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative,’ as agencies undergo merges and significant downsizing. The restructuring is expected to bring down 82,000 federal health employees to 62,000. The department has been preparing ...
Voters in two states are casting general election ballots for the first time since November, when they sent President Donald Trump back to the White House. Wisconsin will choose a new justice on the state Supreme Court, which has a 4-3 liberal-leaning majority. Florida is holding special elections in two deep-red districts last held by Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael ...
A 2025 NCAA women’s basketball tournament that started with 68 teams is now down to just four. The Final Four is an accomplishment in and of itself for a team, something that will be proudly displayed on a banner and earn a group of players a place in the hearts and minds of their fans for years. Still, it’s a ...
PALM BEACH, Florida – Imagine Travis Hunter and Malik Nabers catching passes from Russell Wilson or Jameis Winston, then Hunter being a standout defender when he isn’t on offense. It’s a vision that could become a reality for the New York Giants in 2025. Hunter, the dynamic two-way football star who played cornerback and wide receiver at Colorado, could be ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — They stood in line for hours before the gates opened Monday, snapped pictures and tried to fully comprehend the enormity of the moment. For the first time, an authentic regular-season Major League Baseball game was being played in Sacramento, California. They may not be called the Oakland Athletics any longer, but they are still the Athletics, ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning is believed to be the reason behind the death of the son of a former Yankees star, according to officials. Tests revealed that the room Miller Gardner, 14, the son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, stayed in while on vacation in Costa Rica had high levels of carbon monoxide, Rándall Zúñiga, the director of ...
A normally sleepy procedural vote ended in drama for the House of Representatives after a rebellion by nine Republicans against their own party forced chamber proceedings for the week to grind to a halt. It puts the future in question for two key bills backed by the Trump administration that were slated to get a vote on Wednesday and Thursday, ...
Russia has initiated its largest military draft in 14 years as reports indicate Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a spring assault on Ukraine despite ongoing peace negotiations to end the three-year war. Putin has called up 160,000 men as part of the country’s bi-annual conscription drive as Russia seeks to beef up its military ranks. According to the legislation, ...
A well-known economist who was believed to be trying to influence the Trump administration’s economic policies in the lead-up to the inauguration is facing criticism for his opposition to President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts in line with the resistance from some of his group’s top donors. ‘Elon Musk is not actually a popular person, and the ...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is forcing a vote on legislation to enable new parents serving in Congress to vote remotely in the weeks surrounding the birth of their child. Luna introduced the measure as a ‘privileged resolution’ on Tuesday, which gives House leaders two legislative days to take up the measure. It’s the latest in an increasingly high-stakes fight ...