The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came in a lawsuit filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia against multiple federal agencies alleging the mass firings are illegal.
Two-thirds of Americans support a transition to clean energy by 2050, and 3 out of 4 support regulating carbon emissions, according to a long-running Yale study. These maps show the results.
Renowned psychology professor James Reason, who popularized what is known as the Swiss cheese model, has died. Mistakes, Reason theorized, were really a series of vulnerabilities lining up, like a single hole might in a stack of individual slices of Swiss cheese. John Dickerson explains.
President Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Thursday in the Oval Office. The meeting comes as the president has repeatedly scolded NATO allies for what he sees as inadequate defense spending, which has caused some European allies to fret about whether the U.S. will stand with them. Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, […]
Five years ago, COVID-19 touched down on U.S. soil when a man from Washington state flew home after a trip to Wuhan, China. But for days, officials didn't know he was carrying the virus because the U.S. at the time wasn't testing airplanes. Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is trying to […]
More than 32,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the first 50 days of President Trump's second term, the agency said this week. Camilo Montoya-Galvez examines the White House's mass deportation efforts.
A 32-year-old man told police he intentionally set fire to a home in Waterbury, Connecticut, in order to escape the house, where he alleged that he was held captive for about 20 years. His stepmother was arrested Wednesday on kidnapping and assault charges. Tom Hanson reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday responded tentatively to a U.S. proposal that would institute a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Putin said that "the idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it," but added that "there are issues that we need to discuss." Holly Williams reports from Kyiv.
Veterans make up about 30% of the overall federal workforce. Many veterans who were new on the job, classified as probationary workers, were fired as part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the size of government through the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency. Some feel their military service is being ignored. Nancy Cordes […]
President Trump on Thursday threatened to put a 200% tariff on European alcohol if the European Union puts a 50% import tax on American whisky in retaliation for his tariffs on steel and aluminum. Kelly O'Grady examines the latest on the trade war.
Winter turning to spring marks the sweet season for maple syrup production. But climate change is threatening the $1.5 billion industry. David Schechter explains.
The Justice Department last year reached an agreement with the city of Louisville to reform its police department in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, which occurred five years ago Thursday. However, as Scott MacFarlane explains, that agreement may be under threat by changes at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division […]
Three people have been arrested, one on manslaughter charges, in the death last month of a 20-year-old student at Southern University and A&M College. Authorities say Caleb Wilson died after being punched in the chest during a fraternity hazing ritual at an off-campus warehouse. Kati Weis reports from New Orleans.