Category: USA
Trump Targets the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, a Pelosi Achievement
New York Times President Trump seeks to significantly pare back the Presidio Trust, which oversees a signature park near the Golden Gate Bridge. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/trump-presidio-pelosi-san-francisco.html
Read MoreFox News Politics Newsletter: Mitch Bows Out
Fox News Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… -Key Republican governor applauds Trump’s frenetic pace, says DOGE needed to ‘right size’ Washington -Disputed DOD nominee is ‘best person’ to implement Trump and Hegseth agenda, key…
Read MoreTrump Administration Abruptly Clears Out Migrants It Sent to Guantánamo
New York Times A transfer operation on Thursday repatriated 177 Venezuelans via a handoff in Honduras, while one migrant was brought back to U.S. soil. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/guantanamo-venezuelans-trump-migrants.html
Read MoreJudge Rules Against Labor Unions Seeking to Block Mass Firings
New York Times The Trump administration can proceed with its plans to fire thousands of government workers, the judge said, noting that the dispute should go before the agency that handles federal labor disputes. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/federal-worker-firings-trump-ruling.html
Read MoreHegseth circulating list to congressional Republicans of top generals, officers he is interested in firing
Fox News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been circulating a list to congressional Republicans with the names of top military generals and officers he is interested in firing, Fox News has learned. Among the names on the list are U.S. Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the current Chief of Naval Operations and the second woman to…
Read MoreWorld Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
New York Times The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/wada-anti-doping-suit.html
Read MoreNew Allegation of Sexual Misconduct Swirls Around CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp
New York Times Several people have accused Mr. Schlapp, the Conservative Political Action Conference chairman, of sexual assault. One of his previous accusers received a six-figure settlement. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/cpac-matt-schlapp.html
Read MoreTrump Signs Order Targeting Federal Benefits for Migrants: What to Know
New York Times Most undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal benefits already. But here’s what the directive could mean in practice. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/trump-federal-benefits-immigrants.html
Read MoreFederal department cafeteria empty for years under Biden: source
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: The cafeteria in a top federal department resembles a ghost town after remaining empty and closed for years under the Biden administration, Fox News Digital has learned. “You have federal workers showing up to protest President Trump’s plan to make government work for the people on a federal holiday, but they refuse…
Read MoreIn Private Remarks on Russia, Rubio Tries to Reassure Europeans
New York Times European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/rubio-russia-europe.html
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