Head Start and other early-childhood programs are among those affected by massive cuts to HHS.

DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.

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Donald Trump says he "couldn't care less" if car companies raise prices because of tariffs and "hopes" they do, he won't rule out taking Greenland with military action, and more.

When White House defense and national security leaders discussed an attack on targets in Yemen over messaging app Signal, it raised questions about operational security and recordkeeping and national security laws.

Health and Human Services will take special needs and nutrition, while the Small Business Administration manage student loans.

The studentaid.gov website was down for hours Wednesday after the Education Department laid off half its workforce.   Downdetector saw hundreds of users report the outage of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), used by students in or…

Democratic attorneys general in Washington, D.C., and 20 states sued Thursday over the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off nearly half of the Education Department workforce. Earlier this week, more than 1,300 staffers received notification they are…

A new study suggests Paxlovid may not reduce the risk of covid-19 hospitalizations and all-cause deaths in vaccinated adults ages 65 to 74.

There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.

A new DOJ memo argues that immigration judges can be stripped of civil-service protections. That could lay the groundwork for firing them if they don’t rule the “right” way.

Trump administration officials say the halt in assistance is a warning to the Ukrainians of the consequences of not cooperating with the president.

The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...

Elon Musk has welcomed his fourth baby with tech exec Shivon Zilis, which would be his 14th child after author Ashley St. Clair said she had his 13th baby five months ago.

The magazine is recruiting from a crosstown rival, The Washington Post, to bolster its political staff.

Health secretary earlier said outbreak was ‘not unusual’ but with first US measles death in decade steps up response Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as “not unusual,” the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Friday said he…

Hundreds of employees at the top US agency overseeing weather and climate research were fired as the Trump administration moves to shrink the size of the federal government.

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his ...

The plan to cut America's most successful safety net program in half

The University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers on Friday said its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 64.7 from January's revised final reading of 71.7. Meanwhile households saw inflation over the n...