The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule that gives it the power to more easily fire an estimated 50,000 federal workers who focus on policy, striking many civil service safeguards while also gutting their whistleblower protections.
The rule, dubbed Schedule Policy/Career, converts a wide swath of federal workers into a status similar to that of political appointees who can be fired at will. Read more here. |
Florida voters have filed a petition challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) push for mid-decade redistricting in the Sunshine State. Read more. |
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday chided U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose after the diplomat said Polish parliamentary Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty would be blacklisted over his opposition to nominating President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more. |
Republicans are skeptical that they and the White House will be able to reach an agreement with Democrats on reforms to immigration enforcement in the next few days, leaving many eyeing a long-term stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after funding expires Feb. 13. Read more. |
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pushing for a public hearing after she and former President Clinton agreed to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as part of the panel's probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read more. |
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed former MLB player Mark Teixeira in his bid for an open House seat in Texas. Read more. |
Canada is reevaluating its planned purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets over the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa in what has become a flash point in bilateral relations between the two allies. Read more. |
The White House is planning to officially launch its direct-to-consumer, lower-cost drug platform TrumpRx Thursday evening, unveiling the results of President Trump’s “most favored nation” (MFN) drug pricing policy. Read more. |
All 24 Democratic state governors condemned President Trump's suggestion that he would "nationalize elections" in a joint statement released Thursday. Read more. |
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