US state department announces plan to lay off nearly 15% of its domestic staff
Several hundred bureaus will be merged or eliminated after supreme court sided with Trump administration The US state department has announced that it plans to...
Stocks slip, US copper jumps as Trump plans tariff on imported copper
Major stock indexes mostly inched lower and U.S. copper prices jumped to a record high on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would...
Study finds 6% of Florida teens have handguns, a 65% increase in two decades
Despite increased concerns about rising gun deaths among children, new research found that the number of teenagers who have handguns has gone up. The study, published...
Trump Says Musk Is ‘Off the Rails’ With His Third-Party Effort
The tech billionaire’s effort to create a new political party, called the America Party, comes amid a ramped-up feud with the president over his new...
EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully...
Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind
The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and hostility to renewable energy are reflected in his signature domestic policy law. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill...
National pride is declining in America. And it’s splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows
Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride...
Trump tax bill averts one debt crisis but makes future financial woes worse
President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which passed Congress on Thursday, averts the near-term prospect of a U.S. government default but makes America’s long-term debt...
Senate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy bill, clearing major hurdle
Legislation goes to House but unclear if lower chamber will accept changes to tax and spending bill amid factional splits Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed...