Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
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Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The firings are the first of what is expected to be a vast wave of layoffs by the Pentagon.
Judge Says Trump Plan to Put USAID Workers on Leave Can Proceed
The plan, which also involves forcing staffers posted overseas to return home, would all but dismantle the nation’s chief foreign aid agency.
Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog
The court’s order indicated that it may return to the issue as soon as next week, when a trial judge’s temporary restraining order is set to expire.
What Musk’s Chain Saw at CPAC Was Really About
Waving a chain saw onstage at CPAC, Elon Musk showed how he has emulated a right-wing leader.
Trump Suggests Taking Control of the USPS
The president said he was considering merging the mail service, an independent agency, with the Commerce Department.
Trump Administration Shakes Up ICE Leadership
The leadership change comes as the president aims to make good on a promise of mass deportations and arrests of undocumented immigrants across the United States.
Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan
Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.
Ex-Proud Boys Leader Arrested on Charges of Assault Outside Capitol
Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned for his role in the Capitol attack, had appeared with other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison.
Trump Clashes With Maine’s Governor, Janet Mills, Over Trans Athletes
President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.