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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.U.S. District...
The Latest: Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by government shutdown
The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries. Originally scheduled for...
Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON – With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial...
Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON – After months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely...
Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday is posthumously awarding America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation...
News organizations, including Hegseth’s former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based...
China and the US have long collaborated in ‘open research.’ Some in Congress say that must change
WASHINGTON – For many years, American and Chinese scholars worked shoulder to shoulder on cutting-edge technologies through open research, where findings are freely shared...
Despite momentous ceasefire, the path for lasting peace and rebuilding in Gaza is precipitous
WASHINGTON – On Monday, the fragile ceasefire in Gaza led to freedom for Israeli hostages and the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel....
Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
WASHINGTON – A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous...
Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
WASHINGTON – A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the...