Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with ‘colossal change’
President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office. The billionaire entrepreneur is ending his work in the administration on Friday.
John Thrasher, former Florida State president and state House speaker, dies at 81
John Thrasher, a former Florida State University president and longtime state lawmaker, has died. He was 81.
Trump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban
President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of…
Mississippi lawmakers approve $7 billion budget in special session marred by political fighting
Mississippi lawmakers have passed a $7.1 billion state budget to fund government agencies. The approval came amid bickering during a special legislative session because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a budget…
CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots
The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.
Rural Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP in the latest setback for Democrats
A longtime state lawmaker in Kentucky has announced that she is switching parties. State Sen. Robin Webb said Friday that she is joining the Republican supermajorities who control the flow…
Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for 500,000 migrants, exposing more to deportation
The Supreme Court has again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now.
US government is investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles
The U.S. government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures received messages in recent weeks from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff.
US inflation gauge cools with little sign of tariff impact, so far
A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.
Trump has long warned of a government ‘deep state.’ Now in power, he’s under pressure to expose it
President Donald Trump has built a coalition by promising to demolish a so-called deep state that he claims is behind dark government conspiracies.