Labor statistics agency aims to calm furor after Trump fires commissioner
The Bureau of Labor Statistics signaled to staff members Monday morning that work would continue as usual at the statistical agency, where President Donald Trump fired...
Opinion | Trump's firing of his labor statistics chief is an ill-fated political manuever
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics after a weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday was an Orwellian br...
Rwanda accepts up to 250 deportees from the US under Trump's third-country plan
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda agreed to accept up to 250 deportees from the United States under the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program, i...
Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mairekk Griffiths, a 26-year-old cook in a Denver suburb, doesn’t think he’ll ever pay a lot of attention to U.S. politics unless radical change happe...
UCLA will negotiate with Trump over $339 million medical and science grant freezes
Since federal agencies surprised UCLA by freezing roughly $339 million in research grants, faculty, graduate workers and students have sought out details on what the un...
States scramble to complete renewable energy projects before tax credits expire
Solar panels are seen at MCE Solar One solar farm in Richmond, Calif. President Donald Trump’s phaseout of clean energy tax credits will make solar and wind projects mo...
Republicans prepare for a summer of fighting over their megabill
Republican leaders said they wanted to send their members home to sell constituents on their megabill — and sell they are.Rep. Lisa McClain, who chairs the House Republ...
Contributor: Trump's EPA proposes to end the U.S. fight against climate change
President Trump has been trying to eliminate climate regulations since his first day back in office when he signed an executive order declaring the primacy of fossil fu...
Trump-Schumer standoff heads for fall rematch
Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer went head-to-head last week for the first time in nearly six months. Turns out they were only shadow-boxing — and the real bout is still...
Black Hawk pilot launches challenge to battleground House Republican Nick LaLota
NEW YORK — Democrats’ best bet to flip a Long Island House seat that’s been red for more than a decade looks great on paper.Chris Gallant is a Black Hawk pilot, Army ve...