Trump administration orders ‘alarming’ water releases in California
Days after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to maximize water deliveries to farms and cities, the Army Corps of Engineers moved to release massive quantities of water in Tulare County, ...
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 ...
Trump administration instigates major shake-up at FBI
The personnel moves appear aimed at leaders and agents who played roles in the investigations most closely associated with ...
Trump Media gifts Patel, McMahon thousands of shares
President Donald Trump’s social media startup gifted more than $800,000 worth of stock each to Kash Patel, his nominee to run the FBI, and Linda McMahon, his pick to lead the Education Department, ...