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Fired Yosemite workers say upside-down U.S. flag was a call to protect public lands
Laid-off employees who hung a U.S. flag upside-down at Yosemite National Park say the action was a call to protect the nation's public lands.NBC News - 3d -
Trump removes Ice chief amid apparent frustration over rate of deportations
Caleb Vitello reassigned as administration reportedly unhappy at slow rate of arrests and deportations. Donald Trump’s presidential administration has reassigned its top official at US Immigration ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Trump removes Brown, names new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman
President Trump has fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a four-star pilot, and named Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to be the country’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “I want to ...The Hill - Feb. 22 -
Trump’s Frustration With Generals Led to Picking Dan Caine for Joint Chiefs Chairman
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star Air Force officer, quickly moved up the list of candidates to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.The New York Times - 5d -
Hegseth dismisses question about 'under qualified' Trump Joint Chiefs pick
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday rejected a reporter's question that suggested President Trump's pick for the new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Dan Caine, was not qualified for the ...The Hill - 3d -
Full interview: Border Patrol chief on Trump's immigration, deportation and asylum policies
U.S. Border Patrol chief Mike Banks sat down for an exclusive interview with CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez to discuss the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ...CBS News - 3d -
Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors from various countries, is set to land in Costa Rica, making the country the latest Latin American nation to serve as a stopover as U.S. ...ABC News - Feb. 20 -
House Democrats join legal fight against Trump's efforts to dismantle consumer protection agency
House Democratic leaders are getting directly involved in one of the legal battles against the Trump administration, filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to block the dismantling ...NBC News - 18h -
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Republican lawmakers show displeasure of Trump’s mass firings
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss new polls on Trump's approval rating that have dipped below 50 percent and the growing outrage over mass layoffs.NBC News - 5d -
Former IRS worker on being fired by Trump administration
Jonathan Curry, a media relations specialist at the Internal Revenue Service, joined CBS News with more on losing his job as the Trump administration carries on with efforts to slash spending among ...CBS News - 4d -
Wisconsin Trump voters react to mass firings
We are now into week six of President Trump shaking up and paring down the federal workforce -- something that surprised even his closest supporters. Mark Strassmann visits the battleground state ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump wants generals involved in Afghanistan withdrawal fired
President Trump said “every single one” of the military generals involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should be fired, seated next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet ...The Hill - 2d -
Bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference singles out officer who tangled with ex-Proud Boys leader
Enrique Tarrio denies involvement despite organizers attributing threat to someone claiming to be ‘Enrique T’. Attendees of a center-right political conference in Washington DC were forced to ...The Guardian - 5d -
Travis Kelce retirement rumors: Chiefs GM expects star TE back next season, says he's 'fired up' about playing
Kelce, 35, mulled retirement following Super Bowl LIXCBS Sports - 3d -
Trump calls Zelenskyy a "dictator" after blaming Ukraine for Russia's invasion
"A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left," President Trump wrote.CBS News - Feb. 19 -
Trump's Ukraine envoy calls Zelensky 'embattled and courageous leader'
President Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky an "embattled and courageous leader" after meetings in Kyiv on Friday, a notable shift from ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
CBC calls Trump suspension of USDA 1890 Scholars program 'outrageous'
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Trump to reinstate an education program designed to support students from rural and underserved communities pursuing degrees in ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Trump administration calls for ICE agents to locate migrant children: Source
There are more than 600,000 migrant children who have crossed the southern border without a legal guardian or parent since 2019, according to government data.ABC News - 4d -
Trump calls DOGE email on federal employees' work week an 'ingenious idea'
President Trump praised an email sent by DOGE to federal workers asking them to respond with their accomplishments at their position in the last week.NBC News - 4d -
'This is insane': Democratic senator rips DOJ official calling prosecutors 'Trump's lawyers'
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) strongly criticized the interim attorney for D.C., Ed Martin, for describing prosecutors as "President Trump's lawyers," calling his statement "insane." In a social ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump declines to describe Putin as a 'dictator' after calling Zelenskyy one
President Donald Trump hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, where they discussed the status of Ukraine-Russia peace talks.ABC News - 4d -
Trump’s Iron Dome for America system is now reportedly called Golden Dome
The initiative, established by executive order, is touted to protect US skies from attacks, much like Israel’s system. Donald Trump ’s Iron Dome for America initiative for a missile defense ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump called Republicans to get their vote for Johnson's budget plan
President Trump called some Republican lawmakers to sway them to vote for House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget plan, as the congressional leader struggled to get the necessary numbers. CBS News' ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump suggests pilot's license be suspended in close call at Chicago airport
President Trump suggested the business jet pilot who was involved in a near-miss at Chicago's Midway International Airport on Tuesday have his license suspended in a fiery post on social media. ...The Hill - 2d -
Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.The New York Times - 2d -
House Democrats call on Trump to rescind order against gender-affirming care
More than 80 House Democrats are calling on President Trump to revoke an executive order to broadly restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender young people, alleging the ...The Hill - 2d -
Microsoft calls on Trump to loosen AI chip export restrictions
Microsoft is calling on the Trump administration to loosen Biden-era restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports that it argues could undermine U.S. leadership on the technology. The ...The Hill - 1d -
Norwegian Cruise on Trump’s call to pay U.S. taxes: It’s ‘really, really complicated’
Norwegian’s earnings show the cruise boom continued, but the outlook exposed some cracks and the stock turned lower.MarketWatch - 1d -
Trudeau: Canadian lawmaker's call to bar Trump from G7 meeting 'not responsible'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday rejected a call from Parliament member Jagmeet Singh to bar President Trump from attending the Group of Seven (G7) summit that is set to take ...The Hill - 13h -
Trump’s trade war has rattled investors — uncertainty is a call to action
Lack of clarity on what’s ahead should, if we’re smart, enhance our financial-planning skills.MarketWatch - 8h -
Starmer expresses support for Ukraine after calls to Trump and Zelenskyy
Dramatic conclusion of White House meeting comes as US and Ukraine had planned to sign mineral dealFinancial Times - 7h -
WATCH: Trump, Vance blast Zelenskyy, call him 'disrespectful' at White House
President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “you don’t have the cards.”ABC News - 3h -
NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy
In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
Zelenskyy insists on guarantees ahead of Trump meeting after US president says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live
Ukrainian president says ‘guarantees of peace and security’ were vital ahead of expected talks in Washington on Friday. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and ...The Guardian - 2d -
Dan Caine, Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick, Had Unusual Path to Top Ranks
The general made an impression in 2018 when he said, according to the president, that the Islamic State could be defeated in a week.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
What to know about Dan Caine, Trump’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Trump ousted Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a President Biden appointee, who served as the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. “I want to thank General Charles ‘CQ’ Brown ...The Hill - 6d -
Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals
Exclusive: Terrorist group the Base appears defiant as new administration aims to deprioritize threat from far right. An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be ...The Guardian - 4d -
Chiefs star gets in White House visit before the Eagles: President Trump meets with Harrison Butker
The Eagles haven't visited the White House yet, but one Chiefs player hasCBS Sports - 1d -
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.The New York Times - Feb. 19