Measles Outbreak Hits Rural Texas, 13 Hospitalized

Measles Outbreak Hits Rural Texas, 13 Hospitalized

A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said on Friday.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:46:29 EDT
WH Trolls Illegal Migrants in Valentine's Day Post

WH Trolls Illegal Migrants in Valentine's Day Post

The White House trolled those looking to enter the United States illegally with a Valentine's Day post on social media Friday.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:28:37 EDT
DOJ Officially Asks Court to Dismiss Corruption Charges Against NYC Mayor

DOJ Officially Asks Court to Dismiss Corruption Charges Against NYC Mayor

The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fiercely opposed by the federal prosecutors in Manhattan who brought the case.Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:17:01 EDT
Nearly 10,000 Fired Amid Trump, Musk Agency Cuts

Nearly 10,000 Fired Amid Trump, Musk Agency Cuts

The campaign by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the U.S. bureaucracy spread on Friday, firing more than 9,500 workers who handle everything from managing federal lands to caring for military veterans.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:31:18 EDT
Pentagon Moves to Take Back Troops Discharged Over COVID Vax Refusals

Pentagon Moves to Take Back Troops Discharged Over COVID Vax Refusals

The Defense Department has told the military services to reach out once again to service members who were forced out or voluntarily left the military because they refused to get the COVID vaccine and see if they want to reenlist.The directive reflects the executive order...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:58:24 EDT
Second Federal Judge Pauses Trump Order on Gender Care for Youth

Second Federal Judge Pauses Trump Order on Gender Care for Youth

A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender transition care for transgender youth under 19.U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King granted a temporary restraining order after the Democratic attorneys...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:48:44 EDT
Christian Group's Petition Rips Any ICE Raids on Churches

Christian Group's Petition Rips Any ICE Raids on Churches

Nearly 12,000 people have signed a petition by a nondenominational Christian group protesting possible Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in churches.Last month, the Department of Homeland Security issued a directive that rescinded Biden administration...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:58:58 EDT
Republicans Move to Impeach Multiple Federal Judges

Republicans Move to Impeach Multiple Federal Judges

Two House Republicans are plotting articles of impeachment against multiple federal judges who they say are unjustly blocking President Donald Trump's "basic executive authority."

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:17:35 EDT
Energy Dept Postpones Appliance Efficiency Standards Mandates

Energy Dept Postpones Appliance Efficiency Standards Mandates

The Energy Department said on Friday it will postpone seven mandates related to the implementation of Biden administration efficiency standards on home appliances, including central air conditioners and air compressors.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:03:05 EDT
TikTok Bidders Talk Directly With White House, Not ByteDance

TikTok Bidders Talk Directly With White House, Not ByteDance

Parties interested in buying the popular short-video app TikTok are talking directly with the White House, and not with its Chinese owner ByteDance, Axios reported Friday.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:37:52 EDT
Texas Migrant Shelters Nearly Empty With Border Shut

Texas Migrant Shelters Nearly Empty With Border Shut

Migrant shelters in Texas that previously housed nearly 1,000 people a day at the height of the border crisis are now almost empty following actions by the Trump administration that have effectively sealed the border.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:14:58 EDT
ICE Officers Granted Access to Unaccompanied Minors Database

ICE Officers Granted Access to Unaccompanied Minors Database

Several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have been permitted access to information in a refugee relocation database on unaccompanied minors who have come into the United States illegally, NPR first reported on Friday.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:17:44 EDT
Wall Street Ends Mixed; Nvidia Lifts Nasdaq

Wall Street Ends Mixed; Nvidia Lifts Nasdaq

Wall Street stocks ended mixed Friday, with Nvidia climbing and Tesla dipping, while Treasury yields declined a day after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled reciprocal tariff plans but stopped short of imposing new ones.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:08:20 EDT
Sen. Thune: GOP Could Win Senate Seats in Michigan, Minnesota

Sen. Thune: GOP Could Win Senate Seats in Michigan, Minnesota

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Friday said that the Senate races in Michigan and Minnesota could see two more Republicans in the upper chamber of Congress next year.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:52:50 EDT
Judge Extends Block on Musk's DOGE Accessing Treasury Systems

Judge Extends Block on Musk's DOGE Accessing Treasury Systems

A U.S. judge on Friday extended a temporary block on Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team, known as DOGE, to keep it from accessing Treasury Department systems responsible for trillions of dollars in payments.U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said at a...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:11:11 EDT
Energy Dept. Layoffs Hit Nuclear Security, Loans Office

Energy Dept. Layoffs Hit Nuclear Security, Loans Office

The Trump administration has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, including employees at the nuclear security administration and the loans office, two sources familiar with the matter said Friday. Some 325 workers have been ...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:49:00 EDT
Trump: Alright if Nippon Takes Minority Stake in US Steel

Trump: Alright if Nippon Takes Minority Stake in US Steel

U.S. President Donald Trump said he wouldn't mind if Japan's Nippon Steel took a minority stake in U.S. Steel, days after he announced Nippon's bid for the struggling U.S. steelmaker would take the form of an investment instead of a purchase.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:57:32 EDT
Vance Meets With Leader of German Far-Right AfD Party

Vance Meets With Leader of German Far-Right AfD Party

Vice President JD Vance met on Friday with Alice Weidel, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, while on a visit to Germany, an official in Vance's office said, according to a pool report.A spokesperson for Weidel confirmed the meeting, saying the...

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:02:38 EDT
HHS to Lose Thousands of Workers Under Probationary Job Cuts

HHS to Lose Thousands of Workers Under Probationary Job Cuts

DHS officials expect most of the agency's roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired Friday under the Trump administration's move to get rid of nearly all probationary employees, according to an audio recording of a National Institutes of Health department meeting.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:39:33 EDT
White House Bans AP From 'Limited Space' Events

White House Bans AP From 'Limited Space' Events

Reporters from The Associated Press will not have access to White House limited space events such as in the Oval Office and Air Force One, the deputy chief of staff announced Friday.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:13:43 EDT