6 h. ago Top Leaders Flee Pipeline Safety Agency as Trump Pushes to Build

More than half the senior leadership of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration is departing.

Politics

22 h. ago Trump Agencies’ Plan for Fired Workers Faces Judicial Pushback

The Trump administration’s placement of thousands of federal workers on leave drew mixed reactions this week from judges who had ordered those employees back in their jobs after they were initially fired.

Events

4 d. ago Trump signs order to cut staff at Voice of America and other US

Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law

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4 d. ago Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US

President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with a press advocacy group saying all VOA employees have been put on leave. On Friday night, shortly after Congress passed its latest funding bill, Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies […]

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5 d. ago Musk meets with head of National Security Agency to ensure it is aligned with Trump

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk met this week with the leader of the National Security Agency, suggesting the nation’s spy services won’t escape the billionaire’s scrutiny as he looks to slash spending and personnel across the federal government. Musk met Wednesday with Gen. Timothy Haugh, who directs the NSA as well as U.S. Cyber Command, which […]

Society

5 d. ago China orders banks to boost lending, credit card use to get consumers to spend more

BANGKOK (AP) — China has ordered banks and other financial institutions to encourage more consumer financing and use of credit cards as part of a campaign to get people to spend more. The order Friday from the country’s financial regulator is part of the ruling Communist Party’s latest push to build more confidence among consumers […]

Economics

5 d. ago Une conseillère de Trump veut annuler des contrats avec trois agences de presse mondiales

Les États-Unis veulent annuler des contrats publics passés avec les trois principales agences de presse mondiales.

Politics

8 d. ago Rubio Calls USAID Review Done After Speedy Appraisal Sows Chaos

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he has canceled almost all programs run by USAID, marking the culmination of a plan to dismantle the world’s largest aid agency that began almost from the moment President Donald Trump took office.

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8 d. ago Federal official recounts chaos inside consumer agency after Trump fired its director

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau heard testimony Monday about the chaos that erupted inside the agency last month after government employees were ordered to stop working. The bureau’s chief operating officer, Adam Martinez, said the agency was in […]

Events

1 week ago Federal judge reinstates labor board member fired by President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Thursday to reinstate a board member whom President Donald Trump removed from an independent labor agency. National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox sued Trump after he fired her and the agency’s general counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, on Jan. 27. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., ruled […]

Events

1 week ago Trump’s FDA nominee faces Senate questions after agency layoffs and resignations

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration is set to answer Senate questions Thursday about his plans for the agency, which may soon be at the center of an administration plan to scrutinize vaccines, antidepressants and ultraprocessed foods. Dr. Marty Makary — a surgeon, author and researcher — is known for […]

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2 w. ago The CFPB drops its enforcement lawsuits against Capital One, Rocket Homes and more

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has dropped several enforcement actions against companies like Capital One and Rocket Homes, just weeks under new leadership and turmoil at the agency caused by orders from Trump administration. In voluntary dismissals filed on Thursday, the CFPB dropped lawsuits it had brought against Capital One, Rocket […]

Economics

2 w. ago Fired USAID workers given brief window to clear out workspaces

Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency.

Events

2 w. ago OPINION: Ottawa must end disastrous energy policies to keep pace with U.S.

During Monday night’s Liberal leadership debate, there was a lot of talk about President Donald Trump. But whatever your views on Trump, one thing is certain — he’s revitalized his country’s energy sector. Through executive orders, Trump instructed agency heads to identify “actions that impose an undue burden on the identification, development or use of domestic energy source” […]

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3 w. ago Trump’s push to build Keystone XL ‘NOW!’ could be just the bargaining chip Canada needs, says former premier

Ottawa could agree to supply more oil if president backs off tariffs, says Jason Kenney

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3 w. ago Key U.S. agencies, including some led by Trump loyalists, refuse to comply with Musk’s latest demand

NEW YORK — Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI and State Department, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk’s demand that federal workers explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their jobs. That resistance has intensified a pervasive sense of chaos and confusion, while highlighting a potential […]

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4 w. ago «Golfe d’Amérique»: Trump maintient ses entraves contre l’agence de presse AP

«L’Associated Press refuse de suivre la loi», a insisté le président américain.

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4 w. ago White House says Elon Musk is Trump’s adviser and not DOGE administrator

WASHINGTON — The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies, but is rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump. Musk’s exact role could be key in the legal fight over DOGE’s access to government data as the Trump […]

Politics

4 w. ago White House says Elon Musk is Trump’s adviser and not the DOGE administrator

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says billionaire Elon Musk is not the administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency team that is sweeping through federal agencies, but is rather a senior adviser to President Donald Trump. Musk’s exact role could be key in the legal fight over DOGE’s access to government data as the […]

Politics