Paul J. Ingrassia, nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel. Source: DHS President Donald Trump‘s nominee to head the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Paul Ingrassia, was accused of sexual harassment, Politico reported. Ingrassia, who is currently the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, was investigated in connection with an incident…
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown,…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is leading a demonstration against the re-inauguration of authoritarian President Maduro this Friday. Jesus Vargas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Committee after it declined to pick President Donald Trump for the organization’s vaunted peace prize. But the prize’s actual recipient,…
U.S. and Chinese officials have been working to arrange a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming months, which will likely take place in Beijing, experts said. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs”…
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes targeted areas in the Gaza Strip despite the announcement of a cease-fire agreement, as seen from the Israeli city of Sderot near the border, on October 09, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Israel’s government on Friday approved a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, paving the way…
People walk in front of the the U.S. Department of Education, amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will take steps to defund the federal Education Department, in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Despite the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Education is sending out notices to student loan borrowers…
Pra-chid | Istock | Getty Images The IRS has announced new federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2026. In its announcement Thursday, the agency raised the income thresholds for each bracket, which apply to tax year 2026 for returns filed in 2027. The IRS also boosted figures for other provisions, including long-term capital gains…
Commander Jared Isaacman of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 19, 2024. Joe Skipper | Reuters President Donald Trump has met with Jared Isaacman to discuss another nomination to lead NASA, a source familiar with the talks confirmed…
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Virginia on at least one count…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 9, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration plans to use the ongoing government shutdown to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats, his latest threat amid the funding stalemate. “We’re…
