Germany's defense minister pushed back hard against U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's complaints Friday about the state of democracy in Europe, saying nine days before his country's election that it is "unacceptable" to draw a parallel between the region and authoritarian governments.

Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending - but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs such as Social Security.

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - roughly one-tenth of the agency's workforce - are being forced out under the Trump administration's move to get rid of all probationary employees.

The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.

President Trump's latest move against the federal bureaucracy came this week when the administration moved to fire thousands of recently hired employees still on probationary status.

Today, the Philadelphia Eagles will celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The city is holding a parade that is expected to have over a million people in attendance. It will start from their practice facility, extend to Philadelphia’s Center City area, and conclude at the city’s famous Art Museum steps (made […]

Attorney General Pam Bondi is forcing states and cities to follow our immigration laws, and allegiances are about to be laid bare. Bondi’s Justice Department is suing New York and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) over their Green Light Law, which bars law enforcement agencies from sharing vehicle data with federal agencies for purposes of immigration enforcement. “If […]

Several California cities are cracking down on homeless encampments, defying the whims of homeless “advocates” whose practices make sure encampments are blossoming all across their cities. After the Supreme Court allowed localities to ban homeless encampments in public areas, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) ordered cities across the state to begin clearing encampments. Newsom even threatened […]

What’s green about Congolese children mining in Africa for rare earth minerals? What’s green about China’s coal-fired factories churning out solar panels? What’s green about wind turbines that scar landscapes, slaughter birds, and rely even more on critical minerals from China? The answer is simple: nothing. President Donald Trump’s reentry into the White House will unlock affordable and reliable energy avenues, all while bulldozing the previous administration’s faulty […]

The promise to cut spending and restore accountability in the federal government is usually dismissed as an unreachable political platitude. But the early returns on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are promising, and they should call on Congress to make the cuts permanent. DOGE is poised to disrupt a complacent […]