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Trump purges natsec staff after Loomer meting
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Laura Loomer and Trump’s natsec purge: What to know President Trump ...The Hill - 14h -
What to Know About Trump’s Order to Phase Out Paper Checks
An executive order from President Trump will require government agencies to make electronic payments for tax refunds, Social Security and other benefits as of Sept. 30.The New York Times - 23h -
Trump nominee says he would have stopped Signal breach
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump nominee says he would have stopped Signal breach President ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump NATO envoy poised to press allies on defense spending
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump NATO envoy poised to press allies on defense spending The ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump faces test in Florida
President Trump's appeal will face a test Tuesday in the Florida special election to replace his national security adviser Mike Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Trump and Waltz each ...The Hill - 4d -
Austin Athletic Director Earns NIAAA Certification
Apr. 4—Austin Public Schools has announced that AHS Activities Director Katie Carter has been recognized by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) as a Certified ...Yahoo Sports - 10h -
Why does Trump want Greenland and the Panama Canal?
President Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places are so important.CBS News - Mar. 28 -
Musk’s Doge to fire all local workers and US diplomats from USAID, sources say
Unofficial Trump adviser’s cost-cutting team to finalize shuttering the foreign aid agency on which millions depend. US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk ’s cost-cutting team is ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump and Musk are targeting Social Security, and you should worry
Why go after Social Security? Because that's where the money is.The Hill - 4d -
Trump’s Dismantling of Minority Business Agency Could Hinder Job Growth
Supporters of the agency said its gutting could hurt minority-owned businesses that already face additional barriers to gaining capital.The New York Times - 3d -
China fires back at Trump's tariffs with 34% levy on all U.S. imports
Beijing fires back at Trump's latest tariffs with a matching 34% tax on all U.S. imports and tightened export controls on rare earth elements.CBS News - 22h -
US watchdog halts Apple cases after Trump picks group’s lawyer for top job
National Labor Relations Board freezes pair of disputes after Crystal Carey nominated as agency’s general counselFinancial Times - 3d -
Dem attorneys general sue Trump admin over order eliminating several federal agencies
Twenty-one Democratic state attorneys general sued President Trump Friday over his executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies. The suit focuses on three of those agencies — the ...The Hill - 17h -
Navy's Chet Gladchuk is retiring after 24 years as athletic director
Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk is retiring. Gladchuk is the second-longest tenured AD in the FBS after 24 years. The academy said Monday it would start a national search for a replacement, ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Italian police increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 cars destroyed in Rome fire
State police anti-terrorism unit investigating whether blaze in Torre Angela was started by anarchists. Italy’s interior ministry has written to police forces across the country to increase ...The Guardian - 3d -
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
Layoffs began widely Tuesday morning at the Department of Health and Human Services as the agency sets out to cut some 10,000 full-time jobs as the Trump administration works to drastically shrink ...NBC News - 4d -
Former Trump intel official says 'risk of loss' from Signal could have been 'profound'
Sue Gordon, the former deputy director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, said the “risk of loss” from the Signal group chat could have been “profound.” Gordon joined CBS ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump administration's appeal of a temporary restraining order preventing DOGE access to Social Security data is denied
The Trump administration's appeal of a temporary restraining order blocking DOGE access to personal Social Security data has been denied.CNBC - 2d -
Federal employees union sues over Trump move to block collective bargaining
A federal employee union has sued to block a Trump administration order that would strip bargaining rights at 18 departments, arguing the president abused a limited national security authority to ...The Hill - 4d -
Far-right activist Laura Loomer met with Trump at the White House
NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports on a meeting far-right activist Laura Loomer had with President Trump and other White House staff about her dissatisfaction about members of the national security team.NBC News - 1d -
EU and Nato ministers meet to redraw European security map
Also in this newsletter: First shots fired in the EU’s big budget debateFinancial Times - 2d -
House Intel Democrats call for damage assessment on Signal chat
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Monday requested an independent assessment into Trump administration officials' use of Signal to discuss an airstrike, asking that Director of ...The Hill - 4d -
Face the Nation: Himes, Gottlieb, MacFarlane, Montoya-Galvez
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that National Security ...CBS News - 4d -
Concerned for service members, governor seeks security assurances from Joint Chiefs
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assurances about steps being taken to protect national security after sensitive plans were shared on Signal.ABC News - 1d -
Watch live: Democrats to call out layoffs at Social Security Administration
Democrats in both chambers of Congress are railing against executive actions from the Trump administration that target social programs such as Social Security and Medicaid. Senate Democratic Leader ...The Hill - 3d -
Social Security isn't the third rail of American politics any more
Team Trump seems to have concluded that Social Security is no longer the “third rail of American politics” — that they can touch it and live to tell the tale. It will be up to voters to prove them ...The Hill - 4d -
F.B.I. Leaders Push to Restore Trust in the Agency They Once Undermined
In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.The New York Times - 1d -
Several federal agencies launch a new 'deferred resignation' effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs
WASHINGTON — At least five federal agencies are offering workers a new "deferred resignation" opportunity in the latest attempt by the Trump administration to slash the size of the U.S. government.NBC News - 3d -
Democrats decry reported dismissal of NSA director Tim Haugh
Lawmakers say dismissing head of US Cyber Command puts country at risk at a time of ‘unprecedented cyber threats’. Top congressional Democrats are protesting against the reported firing of Gen ...The Guardian - 20h -
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Officials Fire Coach and Director Following Athletes' Allegations of Sexual Abuse
This comes several months after former biathlete Grace Boutot accused the coach, who trained her in the 2000s, of sexual abuseYahoo Sports - 2d -
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee fires coach, director over sexual abuse allegations of young biathlete
Gary Colliander has been accused of sexually abusing Grace Boutot to the point that she attempted suicideCBS Sports - 2d -
5 U.S. Voters Weigh In on the Signal Leak
What did they think about the national security breach, in which Trump administration officials discussed attack plans in Yemen on a commercial messaging app?The New York Times - Mar. 29 -
3/30: Face the Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Major Garrett speaks to UAW president Shawn Fain as the Trump administration deals with upcoming tariffs with the markets sliding up and down ...CBS News - 4d -
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. ...The New York Times - 3d -
RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that he expects about 20% of fired employees may have been cut by mistake, and some could be brought back, ...CBS News - 18h -
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government.The New York Times - 3d -
Final Four 2025: How to watch South Carolina vs. UConn in the women's national championship game on Sunday
South Carolina is looking to secure back-to-back national championships on Sunday afternoon and end UConn's incredible, dominant run.Yahoo Sports - 9h -
Trump Envoy Visits Lebanon Amid Fears Over a Shaky Cease-Fire
Morgan Ortagus, President Trump’s deputy Middle East envoy, met with senior officials as tensions with Israel threaten the truce.The New York Times - 2h -
Investigation into UK's statistics agency after criticism of its data
The Office for National Statistics is under review after criticism about the reliability of its data.BBC News - 3d