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Why Do Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department?

Two months after the Education Department officially opened its doors in 1980, Republicans approved a policy platform calling on Congress to shut it...

Elon Musk Proposes Privatizing Amtrak, Calling Rail Service ‘Sad’

Almost since Amtrak’s creation in 1971, the 21,000-mile U.S. intercity passenger rail service has been fighting calls that it should be privatized.Now it...

‘I’m Freaking Out’: New Texts Detail Key Minutes of Idaho Murders

On the night that four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed in a house near the campus, two roommates began urgently texting...

Trump Says Future Job Cuts Will Be Done With ‘Scalpel’ Not a ‘Hatchet’

President Trump said on Thursday that the next phase of his plan to cut the federal work force would be conducted with a...

U.S. and Ukrainian Officials to Meet Next Week About Path to End War

Senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials are planning to meet next week to discuss the first steps of a deal that could seek an...

Trump Administration Prepares to Revive and Expand Travel Bans

The Trump administration is finalizing a new ban on travel to the United States for citizens of certain countries that would be broader...

Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

The silence grows louder every day.Fired federal workers who are worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. University...

Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Law Firms With Order Targeting Perkins Coie

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday seeking to severely punish the law firm Perkins Coie by stripping its lawyers of security...

Marshals Escort DOGE Team Into African Aid Agency

Federal marshals on Thursday escorted officials from the Department of Government Efficiency into the U.S. African Development Foundation, a day after its employees...

Adnan Syed Will Not Return to Prison, Judge Rules

A Maryland judge ruled on Thursday that Adnan Syed will not return to prison after prosecutors in Baltimore decided last week to withdraw...

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