Still, the chaotic 48 hours suggested that some in the Trump administration had overestimated their ability to impose ideological purity tests on federal funding. The order interrupted the Medicaid system, which provides health care to millions of low-income Americans, and left thousands of people in limbo.
Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal laws."
The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and sowing confusion and alarm among the array of groups that depend on them.
Editorial: From foreign policy gambits to strained alliances, Trump’s second term as US president will test global dynamics once again
President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
European leaders welcomed reports of a long-awaited cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas and expressed cautious optimism ... Jamie Dettmer, Joe Stanley-Smith and Gabriel Gavin contributed to this report.
Talk of tattoos, Jesus, enemies lists and a war with California mark the week before inauguration.
Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment discusses whether or not the ceasefire will lead to a lasting peace between Israel and Hamas as well as the role Trump and Biden played in negotiations.
This undated photo provided by Hostages Family Forum shows Agam Berger, who was abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. (Hostages Family Forum via AP)
Israeli soldier dons women’s lingerie during occupied West Bank raid Video shows an Israeli soldier wearing women’s lingerie during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
By Adam Rasgon and Nadav Gavrielov For the second time in a week, Hamas used the handing over of hostages to the Red Cross to project an image that it is still a powerful force in charge of the ...
Flag-draped Israelis at Schneider Children's Medical Centre in Petah Tikva on January 25 awaiting the arrival of Israeli hostages released by Hamas militants. JACK GUEZ/Getty Images On Saturday ...