Public health information pulled offline in response to Trump orders
The CDC’s data directory, usually found at cdc.data.gov, was also pulled offline, with a message saying that it would be back ...
Venezuela frees 6 Americans after visit by Trump envoy
Venezuela released six detained Americans on Friday as President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions ended a visit that included talks on U.S. efforts to repatriate large numbers of people who ...
Trump says he opened California’s water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them.
The Army Corps of Engineers moved to release massive quantities of water in Central California, panicking local officials.
Threats, pleas and videotape: How North America is trying to head off Trump’s tariffs
As President Donald Trump warns of imminent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, he is facing fierce resistance from both ...
A small plane has crashed in Philadelphia, governor says
PHILADELPHIA — A small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia 30 seconds after it took off as crews respond to a fiery scene, Pennsylvania’s governor said Friday. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he is ...
DOJ fires dozens of prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 cases
The Justice Department abruptly fired dozens of prosecutors who worked on criminal cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to correspondence reviewed by POLITICO and an ...
Ballard ups his fee for Congo
Ballard Partners re-upped its agreement to lobby for the Democratic Republic of Congo amid escalating violence in the central ...
Trump’s water deliveries are coming too fast for the Central Valley
Dumping the water from Lake Kaweah and Success Lake doesn’t just pose a flood risk to downstream communities, he said, like the town of Porterville, which nearly flooded during rainstorms in 2023. It ...
5 key issues to watch as investigators probe DC air catastrophe
Airspace congestion, controller fatigue and more. Here’s what to know as federal officials descend on the Potomac River.
Second judge to block Trump’s spending freeze says the policy is likely unconstitutional
The judge’s order prevents the administration from carrying out any systematic defunding efforts while litigation continues.
Trump’s drone dud
Trump did provide a touch more detail than Biden’s team did by naming the FAA in his statement, but that might have just ...
Pentagon plans to start migrant flights to Guantanamo this weekend
The Pentagon expects to send two flights of migrants to Guantanamo Bay this weekend, the first step in President Donald Trump’s plan to use the military base as a detainment facility. The final ...