President Trump’s new federal hiring freeze has congressional lawmakers and former service members worried that operations at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities will be hindered. The government-wide freeze, which came on Day 1 of Trump’s presidency via executive order, could prevent critical health care roles from being filled and complicate care for veterans, its critics...
The chair of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, said Sunday tech billionaire Elon Musk’s call for Germans to “move beyond” the crimes of Nazi Germany is dangerous for the country’s democratic future. “Contrary to @elonmusk advice, the remembrance and acknowledgement of the dark past of the country and its people should be central in...
Colombia will send its presidential plane to Honduras to pick up Colombians after the country refused to accept migrant deportation flights from the United States, causing President Trump to enact tariffs and other retaliatory measures on Sunday. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has arranged for the presidential plane to facilitate the "dignified return of Colombian nationals...
Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, defended the administration's plans to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into schools. Homan joined ABC’s “This Week,” where he was asked about the logistics behind the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans. Host Martha Raddatz pointed out that the administration said it will “no longer tell ICE agents they have...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and should “move beyond” the “past guilt” of older generations. Musk on Saturday made a virtual appearance at a rally for the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and reiterated his support for the party ahead of the February election....
John Ratcliffe, the new Central Intelligence Agency director, said President Trump wants to keep politics “out of the intelligence community.” Ratcliffe joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” where he spoke about the future of the agency. “What President Trump wants is, he says, ‘Lead with integrity and get the politics out of the intelligence community,’”...
President Trump said Sunday he is placing tariffs, a travel ban and other measures on Colombia after the country's government rejected two planes carrying migrants and the country's president said he would prohibit the entry of deportation flights from the U.S. “I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a...
The Trump administration is expected to adopt a measured approach to antitrust enforcement, balancing the need to enforce the law with the need to preserve U.S. innovation and global competitiveness, particularly in light of China's strength.
Gustavo Petro was quickly brought to heel by President Donald Trump after the Colombian leader rejected several deportation flights from the U.S. He is now offering his presidential plane to help with the flights.