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Trump announces arrest of terrorist who killed 13 Americans in Afghanistan withdrawal

President Trump on Tuesday announced the arrest of the "monster" who orchestrated the bombing that killed 13 American troops at the Kabul airport during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

March 4, 2025

Trump says American dream ‘bigger and better than before’

President Trump on Tuesday declared that Americans are regaining their confidence and the American dream is now "unstoppable" in an address before a joint session of Congress that was marked by interruptions from Democrats.

March 4, 2025

Trump signs order renaming wildlife refuge after girl slain in illegal immigrant crime

President Trump announced Tuesday that he has renamed a wildlife refuge in Texas after a 12-year-old girl he said was slain by two illegal immigrant gang members.

March 4, 2025

Transgender mice: Trump slams bizarre government spending

President Trump brought his budget-cutting fight directly to the country Tuesday night in his address to Congress, ticking off some of the strangest spending items that taxpayers are funding.

March 4, 2025

Trump demands Democrats applaud his ‘incredible wins’

President Trump lashed out at Democrats during Tuesday's address to Congress, complaining that they were refusing to applaud anything he has done.

March 4, 2025

Trump admin to hold fire sale for 400 agency buildings; Pelosi site deemed ‘threat to public safety’

The Trump administration has listed more than 400 federal properties it says it wants to ditch -- including some high-profile agency buildings in Washington and the office building in San Francisco that bears the name of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

March 4, 2025

Trump’s personnel office walks back order to fire probationary employees

The Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance on Tuesday making clear it is not ordering federal agencies to fire probationary employees.

March 4, 2025

Judge rebuffs Trump firing, orders MSPB chairwoman restored to post

A judge on Tuesday restored Cathy Harris to her job as chairwoman of the federal Merit Systems Protection Board, ruling that President Trump's attempt to fire her was illegal.

March 4, 2025

Supreme Court slaps down EPA over wastewater treatment rules

The Supreme Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, finding that it created a moving target for local governments trying to comply with wastewater treatment standards.

March 4, 2025

Feds dismantle smuggling ring that brought in 20,000 illegal immigrants

A migrant smuggling operation that helped bring at least 20,000 illegal immigrants into the U.S. has been broken up with the arrest of four Guatemalans.

March 3, 2025

‘Leave now’: Trump team bets big on self-deportation

Mitt Romney's dream of self-deportation has become a reality under President Trump, whose administration is making a full-court press to get illegal immigrants to leave on their own without having to be formally removed.

March 3, 2025

Dems create hotline for fired DHS employees

The top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee has created a hotline for employees fired from the Homeland Security Department to share their stories.

March 3, 2025

Trump administration seeks SCOTUS relief from $2 billion ‘pay-or-else’ USAID foreign aid order

The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to cancel a lower court order for the government to immediately pay out nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance grant money.

March 3, 2025

Cuban man charged with trying to break window on airplane in flight

A Cuban man flying from Denver to Houston on Frontier Airlines tried to smash out the airliner's window in flight and had to be restrained by fellow passengers, federal authorities said.

March 2, 2025

Judge rules Trump broke the law in firing key government watchdog

A federal court judge ruled late Saturday that President Trump illegally fired special counsel Hampton Dillinger, a key watchdog for federal employees, and the judge ordered Mr. Trump's team not to interfere with him in any way.

March 2, 2025

Trump sees lowest border numbers in history, declares invasion ‘OVER’

The Border Patrol apprehended just 8,326 illegal immigrants at the southern border in February, President Trump announced Saturday, calling it the best month on record.

March 1, 2025

Legal standing to sue serves as ‘quick kill’ for the government, DOJ

When the Trump administration announced its plan to offer a buyout to federal workers, major labor unions rushed to a judge to try to stop it.

March 1, 2025

Democrats sue Trump over claim of supremacy over independent agencies

The Democratic National Committee led a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order claiming power to be the final decision-maker on how so-called independent federal agencies interpret the law, saying it gives the president too much room to meddle.

March 1, 2025

House opens probe into leaks that thwarted ICE arrests

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has opened an investigation into leaks that scuttled immigration arrests earlier this year.

February 28, 2025

AOC lashes out at White House border czar Homan

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused White House border czar Tom Homan of trampling on her constitutional rights by saying she might be prosecuted for coaching unauthorized immigrants on how to deal with deportation officers.

February 28, 2025