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State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff July 11, 2025
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.
Trump meets Texas flood victims' families, expressing "anguish of our entire nation" July 11, 2025
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Central Texas Friday to survey the devastation wrought by last week's deadly flooding.
Trump judge pick declines to rule out 3rd Trump term, denounce Jan. 6 rioters July 11, 2025
Emil Bove declined to rule out the possibility of a third Trump term and did not denounce the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in a questionnaire submitted to a Senate panel.
Plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind thrown out by appeals court July 11, 2025
The decision undoes an attempt to wrap up more than two decades of military prosecution beset by legal and logistical troubles.
HHS facing billion-dollar backlog of delayed grants after DOGE July 11, 2025
Delayed funds include grants for youth homelessness and domestic violence.
Secret Service suspended 6 personnel after Trump assassination attempt July 11, 2025
A top official defended the agency's decision not to fire anyone in connection with the July 13 assassination attempt.
Texas overhauls anti-abortion program that spent millions with little oversight July 11, 2025
After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas' funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers was riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.
Why Myanmar's military ruler has welcomed Trump's tariff warning letter July 11, 2025
The U.S. has sanctioned Myanmar's military junta and refused to acknowledge its rule, so Mr. Trump's personal letter to its leader was welcomed, despite the subject.
Who's policing opioid settlement spending? A crowdsourced database might help. July 11, 2025
Billions in opioid settlement money was meant to be spent on treating and preventing addiction — but what happens if it's misspent?
Trump threatens 35% tariffs against Canada July 11, 2025
Canada — one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners — will face 35% tariffs, President Trump said Thursday.
Trump official criticizes Fed chief Powell as Trump takes aim over interest rates July 11, 2025
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.
Columbia University trustee calls on board to comply with Trump admin. demands July 11, 2025
A member of Columbia University's Board of Trustees is calling on the school to comply with the Trump administration's demands regarding alleged antisemitism on campus.
Fired Justice Department official warns we are "driving straight into an abyss" July 10, 2025
Patty Hartman, who worked with the public affairs team on Jan. 6 prosecutions, was fired Monday by Pam Bondi.
Debate over Trump plan to increase logging on federal lands July 10, 2025
When the Trump administration announced executive actions aimed at increasing timber production on federal lands, Oregonians had mixed responses. Loggers and timber towns celebrated the attention from the White House, while environmentalists sounded the alarm over fears of deregulation and environmental harm. David David Schechter reports.
Treasury official Julia Hahn to leave as tariff and trade negotiations intensify July 10, 2025
Hahn, a public affairs official who worked on trade and tax cuts at the Treasury Department, is also a veteran of Trump's first term.
Fired DOJ official warns "the rules don't exist anymore" July 10, 2025
A 17-year Justice Department official is warning of a wave of retribution inside the agency. Scott MacFarlane spoke to Patty Hartman, who served as a top public affairs specialist at the FBI and federal prosecutors' offices.
Explaining Trump's latest tariff moves July 10, 2025
Stock prices closed higher on Wall Street as investors brushed off President Trump's threat to hit more than 20 countries with new tariffs by Aug. 1. Kelly O'Grady has more.
Ketanji Brown Jackson says she worries about state of democracy July 10, 2025
"I'm not afraid to use my voice," Jackson said of why she writes dissents.
U.S. doesn't know where it would send Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ICE official says July 10, 2025
ICE official Thomas Giles was asked in federal court Thursday about where Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be sent if released from pretrial detention.
Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration July 10, 2025
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security called Mahmoud Khalil's claim "absurd," accusing him of "hateful behavior and rhetoric" that threatened Jewish students.