IRS drafting plans to slash 90,000-person workforce in half
The tax-collecting agency aims to achieve the massive reduction in its workforce through layoffs, attrition and buyout offers.
Dem Rep. Al Green wields cane, booted from Trump’s address to Congress after raucous delay
Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas repeatedly interrupted President Trump’s speech, waving around his cane and shouting at the commander in chief.
GOP lawmaker rips ‘This is not normal’ sign out of protesting Dem rep’s hands before Trump speech
Trump was just feet in front of the disturbance.
‘Final Mission’ for Education Dept. Begins Now, McMahon Says
President Trump has said he wants to do away with the department, and in her first hours as education secretary, Linda McMahon indicated she would follow his lead.
Hegseth Cuts Pentagon Work on Preventing Civilian Harm
Employees at the Pentagon’s Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response office were told their jobs would be eliminated, as would advisory posts at operational commands.
Trump Says Tariffs Will Stop When Opioid Deaths Fall. They’ve Already Fallen.
A top administration official said that, without new declines, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were appropriate. But the kind of real-time data he demanded doesn’t exist.
Top Democrats Accuse Trump and Musk of Imperiling National Security
The senior Democrats on the Senate and House national security panels, who typically moderate their public statements given their positions, issued a scathing statement before the president’s speech.
Nicole Shanahan Puts Money Into Effort to Recall Karen Bass
Nicole Shanahan, who pumped millions into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign last year and joined him on the ticket, is now backing an effort to remove Mayor Bass of Los Angeles.
Conn. lawmaker charged with DUI marks 4th state rep caught driving while impaired in the last 2 years: police
State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, 30, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday when town police allegedly caught him driving with a blood alcohol content two times higher than the legal limit in Groton.