WASHINGTON — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk's office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit. Musk, one of President Donald Trump's most powerful advisers, has orchestrated an unprecedented financial incentive for people to leave their government jobs, promising...
Trump Tells Prayer Breakfast He Wants to Root Out ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ and Urges ‘Bring God Back’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to root out "anti-Christian bias" in the U.S., announcing that he was forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the "targeting" of Christians. Speaking at pair of events in Washington surrounding the the National Prayer...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts as Gains for Fashion Brands Help Offset Qualcomm’s Slide
NEW YORK — Wall Street is drifting Thursday as gains for fashion brands and cigarette makers help offset drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in morning trading following healthy gains for stock markets across much of Europe and Asia....
Tom Brady Reflects on ‘Learning Curve’ of 1st Season With Fox
Even though the scoreboard won't measure Tom Brady's performance in the Fox Sports booth during Sunday's Super Bowl, he is trying to take the same approach that he did in his previous 10 appearances in the big game as a player. Brady addressed questions about his move to broadcasting as...
Fox News Hires President’s Daughter-in-Law Lara Trump for Weekend Show
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel has hired the president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to be host of a new weekend show that will debut later this month. Trump was a contributor who made appearances on Fox in 2021 and 2022, after President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second...
US Officials: Trump Wants Only Temporary Displacement of Palestinians From Gaza
GUATEMALA CITY — President Donald Trump's top diplomat and his main spokesperson on Wednesday walked back the idea that he wants the permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after American allies and even Republican lawmakers rebuffed his suggestion that the U.S. take "ownership" of the territory. Trump on Tuesday had...
Trump’s Executive Order Intends to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls’ and Women’s Sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women’s sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” gives federal agencies, including the Justice and Education departments, wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by...
Protesters Across US Rally Against Trump and Project 2025
A movement to oppose President Donald Trump organized under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, is looking to spark nationwide protests on Wednesday. Organized largely online, many of the protests are planned at state capitols, with some in other cities. Flyers circulating decry Project...
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Put on Hold by Second Federal Judge
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a second nationwide pause on President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally, calling citizenship a "most precious right." U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman said no court...
Rubio Strikes Deal With Guatemala to Accept Deported US Migrants
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s president said Wednesday after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the United States. Under the “safe third country” agreement announced by President Bernardo Arevalo, the deportees would then be returned to their...