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Appeals court upholds ruling blocking Arizona’s proof of citizenship provisions

A federal appeals court upheld a previous ruling that blocked Arizona’s proof of citizenship provision for voter registration. The ruling came from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and upholds a lower court’s ruling that blocked 2022 laws signed by then-Gov. Doug Ducey (R). The court said in its ruling that the laws violated the...

Abortion medication faces RFK Jr. scrutiny

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story How RFK Jr. could restrict abortion medication Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants to study the safety of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Shuran Huang, The...

Judge orders rescission of OPM memos directing agencies to fire probationary employees

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to rescind memos that directed agencies across the federal government to fire probationary employees, finding they were likely unlawful. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said OPM must notify agencies it did not have the authority to call for the firing of those...

Lawmakers skeptical of Trump’s Ukraine deal

Lawmakers in both parties are expressing skepticism of President Trump’s expected deal to share Ukraine’s mineral wealth, warning it will need a strong buy-in from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a robust security guarantee from the United States. GOP senators are divided over the emerging deal, with some hailing it as a big potential win...

Fight over Trump’s spending powers boosts shutdown odds

Congressional negotiators racing to avert a government shutdown next month appear to have hit a wall on the question of whether to limit President Trump’s powers to spend the money. On one side of that divide are Democratic appropriators, who are already hammering the White House for refusing to back programs previously funded by Congress —...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to ‘streamline’ FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced a plan to shorten the Federal Aviation Administration hiring process amid an air traffic control shortage.

Trump official blasts Washington Post for ‘fake news’ reporting about DOGE firings

The Trump administration’s head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) blasted The Washington Post for spreading “fake news" about DOGE cutting 90% of EEOC's workforce.

Judge orders Trump officials to sit for depositions in lawsuit over DOGE access to federal databases

The Trump administration was ordered by a judge to testify under oath about DOGE and its request to gain access to sensitive government data.

New study reveals blue state’s fast-food minimum wage hike jeopardized thousands of jobs

Fast-food job losses in California were up after the passage of the $20 minimum wage for some workers, according to the Berkeley Research Group.

Hochul cancels CUNY press conference after anti-Israel protest erupts

A group of anti-Israel protesters shut down Gov. Kathy Hochul's press conference outside the City University of New York.

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