General Politics

A federal appeals court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to fire Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, on Wednesday.

Dellinger, appointed to the role by former President Joe Biden, sued the Trump administration in Washington, D.C., federal court after his Feb. 7 firing.

D.C. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson had argued in a filing last month that Dellinger's firing was "unlawful."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with the Trump administration in a Wednesday ruling, however. Dellinger is...

More than 100 federal lawsuits have been filed since the inauguration, taking aim at Trump administration policies.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called out his own party the day after President Donald Trump's address before a joint session of Congress, warning that the Democrats are becoming like a blaring car alarm that people ignore.

"A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance. It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained. We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to—and it may not be the winning message," the senator said in a post on X.

Some lawmakers held signs up during Trump's speech with messages including...

Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, called out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday for continuing to recommend the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for babies and children, describing it as an "utter disgrace."

DeSantis, who has three young children, was advocating for the state legislature to pass a permanent ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Florida, as some of the current protections are set to expire in June.

"It is absolutely ridiculous and unconscionable that at this point, with what we know about the mRNA...

The decision will end 400 years of the company's letter service, and postboxes will disappear from June.

Two close allies of the vice-president, a bitter rival of the president, are arrested.

Trump says he will exempt cars from the new import taxes, while continuing his criticism of Canada.

The Hamas militant group has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

Annual U.S.-South Korea joint exercise are scheduled to begin this month.

House Republicans are moving to censure Democratic Rep. Al Green after his disruptions during President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress.

President Donald Trump said he has notified Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser that she needs to "clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments" within the city or the federal government "will be forced to do it for her."

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president specifically referenced areas near the State Department and the White House that are populated with homeless encampments that need to be removed, adding that the nation's capital "must become CLEAN and SAFE!"

"If she is not capable of doing so, we will be forced to do it...

Without US intelligence, Ukraine will not be able to make such effective use of long-range Western weaponry, writes Paul Adams.

A senator accused Godswill Akpabio of harassing her - allegations he denied.

The president has pledged to eliminate the federal agency that oversees the US education system.

Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining Nato.