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Lawmakers urge FAA to address safety issues at Washington airport after incidents

(Reuters) – Three senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address safety issues at Reagan Washington National Airport and maintain reduced air traffic after a series of troubling incidents. Representatives Rick Larsen and Steve Cohen and Senator ...
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Republican Senator asks RFK Jr. to save health unit that protects coal miners

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Monday to reinstate programs aimed at protecting coal miners that were hit with layoff notices. Capito, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health ...
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How Trump waged war on his perceived foes in first 100 days

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hours after swearing an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to scour the Justice Department and other agencies for evidence of political “weaponization.” The same day, Pentagon staff ...
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Pentagon ban on transgender service members draws skepticism from appeals court

(WASHINGTON) -- A panel of appeals judges expressed skepticism with elements of the Trump administration's transgender service member ban, peppering a Department of Justice lawyer with questions Tuesday morning about the basis for the ban and justification for blocking anyone with gender dysphoria from service ...
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Hegseth lashes out at alleged Pentagon leakers he claims want to sabotage Trumps agenda

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday strongly denied that what he shared over a second group chat on the Signal messaging app were classified war plans about imminent U.S. airstrikes targeting Houthi militants in Yemen, and blamed former staffers for leaking, accusing ...
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Trump administration reorganizing State Department, Rubio says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is reorganizing the State Department to eliminate offices it considers redundant and cut some programs it says do not align with U.S. interests, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday. “This approach will empower ...
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EPA begins layoffs of environmental justice staff

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Environmental Protection Agency sent termination notices on Tuesday to staff who work on environmental justice programs at its headquarters and across regional offices, saying their work no longer aligns with the mission of the agency. The reduction-in-force letters were sent ...
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Top federal prosecutor steps aside as shake-up continues in New Yorks Southern District

(NEW YORK) -- The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan has agreed to step aside, clearing the way for President Donald Trump on Tuesday to install his nominee as interim United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, yet another shake-up for the ...
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Federal appeals court to consider Pentagons ban on transgender service members

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration's ban on transgender service members faces its next legal test Tuesday when a federal appeals court considers the legality of the policy.A group of 32 transgender service members and recruits sued the Trump administration over the policy in January, ...
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Supreme Court hears clash over LGBTQ storybooks and parent demands for opt-out

(WASHINGTON) -- Do parents of public school children have a constitutional right to opt-out their kids from classroom lessons involving storybooks that feature LGBTQ themes or characters?The Supreme Court will tackle that question Tuesday in a closely watched First Amendment case that comes as ...
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For US Catholics, Pope Francis’ tenure defined by growing divisions

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, Washington and Philadelphia to greet him, lifting hopes that the U.S. church was about to enter a new, vibrant ...
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How Trump moved swiftly to punish perceived foes in his first 100 days

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -Hours after swearing an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution on January 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to scour the Justice Department and other agencies for evidence of political “weaponization.” The same day, Pentagon staff ...
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