Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau
Republicans welcomed Kash Patel’s confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI’s alleged targeting of conservatives in recent…
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Why independent agencies were created to be independent
President Trump claims power over independent regulators in a new order. NPR asks Jane Manners, law professor at Temple University,…
Senator Mitch McConnell says he will not seek reelection in 2026
The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and…
Trump order aims to cut benefits for those without legal status. Most already don’t qualify.
A new executive order aims to prevent taxpayer money from supporting people in the U.S. without legal status and targets…
A military vet and a scientist were securing America’s food system. Trump fired them
More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration,…