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How federal lands can be used to ease the housing crisis

President Trump's pledge to open up federal land for housing construction could alleviate the housing market's top financial worry, which is inflation, by making homeownership more affordable.

Hamas offering 5-to-10-year truce with Israel: US official says

Hamas offered to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-to-10-year truce in its war with Israel, President Trump’s special envoy for hostage negotiations said on Sunday. Adam Boehler told Israel Public Broadcasting the U.S.-designated terrorist group offered the truce during direct talks with the U.S. over efforts to free remaining...

Ex-Social Security official describes ‘significant’ risk of sensitive data going to wrong hands under DOGE

Tiffany Flick, a former Social Security official, detailed what she sees as a “significant” risk of sensitive government data heading into the wrong hands under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Flick, who worked at the Social Security Administration (SSA) for almost 30 years, outlined her concern in part of a federal lawsuit about...

Musk blames ‘massive cyberattack’ for X outage

Elon Musk said his social media platform X was targeted in a "massive cyberattack" on Monday, prompting outages for thousands of users. "There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X," Musk wrote on the platform Monday afternoon. "We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large,...

US added to human rights watchlist over Trump moves

The United States has been added to CIVICUS's monitor list of potential human rights threats due to President Trump's restrictive executive orders and institutional cutbacks, which are creating an atmosphere to chill democratic dissent.

Purim in Casablanca: Celebrating in Gaza’s shadow

For Morocco’s Jews, the festival of Purim, beginning March 13, has contemporary resonance, illustrating the tenuous existence of diaspora Jewish communities throughout history and the world.

NOAA set to fire 1,029 more employees

Staffing levels at the nation's already hobbled weather, climate and oceans agency could take a further nosedive in the days ahead. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will cut 1,029 more staffers as part of its Trump-mandated reduction in force, said JoAnn Becker, national president of the union that represents national weather service employees....

Trump vows to find, apprehend and deport student ‘terrorist sympathizers’

President Trump on Monday said the arrest of a Columbia University student who led pro-Palestinian protests would be the first “of many to come.” Trump on Truth Social touted the arrest by immigration authorities of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card-holder who was at the forefront of protests on the Columbia campus last year over Israel’s...

NASA shutters DEI office as Trump admin downsizes federal agencies

NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro has emailed employees informing them several offices within the agency, including a DEI branch, will be closing.

Trump to sign disaster relief order putting states, localities in the driver’s seat of catastrophe response

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday that will emphasize the role localities play in preparing for and responding to disasters.

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