Sotomayor criticizes presidential immunity case as putting the high court’s legitimacy on the line
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized the Court’s 2024 presidential immunity case in her first public appearance since the start of the second Trump term.
Trump orders South Africa aid freeze, will announce refugee resettlement program for white South African farmers
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africa’s racist apartheid era.
Trump admin rips down USAID sign at agency HQ as DOGE looks to slash workforce
Federal workers removed USAID lettering from the facade of the Ronald Reagan Building on Friday, even as the agency’s 10,000 or so employees and foreign aid programs remain in limbo.
Elon Musk bringing back DOGE staffer who resigned after racist social media posts were exposed: ‘To err is human, to forgive divine’
Musk, 53, announced his decision to rehire 25-year-old engineer Marko Elez after Vice President JD Vance expressed strong support for giving the ex-DOGE staffer a second chance. President Trump later endorsed the idea.
Trump wants a deal for Ukraine’s natural resources as ‘payback’ in exchange for aid stopping Russia attack: envoy
Ukraine is home to roughly 5% of the world’s mineral resources, with rich deposits of titanium, uranium, iron, manganese and lithium — as well as oil and gas.
Judge pauses Trump effort to cut thousands from USAID’s workforce
Administration officials had reportedly moved to gut the agency’s more than 10,000-person workforce by the end of the week down to just 290 or so staff members.
Trump says Japan’s Nippon will invest ‘heavily’ in US Steel — but that purchasing it is off the table
President Trump said Friday that Japan’s Nippon Steel would be allowed to invest “heavily” in US Steel, but would still not be able to outright purchase it.
Trump says Elon Musk’s DOGE team ‘doing a great job,’ will look at slashing Pentagon spending
‘Pentagon, Education, just about everything. We’re going to go through everything,’ Trump said at a White House press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Budget chair Lindsey Graham releases Senate reconciliation ‘blueprint’ on border security, energy after House delays
Graham (R-SC) warned House Republicans earlier this week that the Senate was moving forward with a two-bill approach to enacting President Trump’s agenda.