Muhamad Yehia A Trump administration lawyer boldly told a federal judge the courts had no authority in a case over a fired federal official who investigates whistleblower complaints in the civil service. The Justice Department laid out an essentially unfettered power of the presidency over the position leading the federal Office of …
Read More »Musk says weekend email blast was a “pulse check,” but Trump has a warning for non-responders
Muhamad Yehia Speaking from President Donald Trump’s first second-term Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk said the email blast requiring federal workers to detail their past week’s work was wrongly interpreted as a performance review, and “it actually was a pulse check.” “I think that, you know, perhaps, was first interpreted as …
Read More »How the timing of Trump’s first Cabinet meeting compares with past presidents
Muhamad Yehia Most of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members were confirmed by the Senate in time for his first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Four members requiring Senate approval had not yet been confirmed, including US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who was voted in by the Senate the same day. It is …
Read More »Key lines from Trump’s first official Cabinet meeting, including what Musk told agency leaders about DOGE F
Muhamad Yehia From CNN’s Elise Hammond, Alejandra Jaramillo, Elisabeth Buchwald, Tami Luhby, Kevin Liptak, Michael Williams, Donald Judd, Kit Maher, Betsy Klein and Antoinette Radford President Donald Trump held the first official Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday at the White House. Seated alongside agency leaders in a long wooden …
Read More »Trump administration says more time needed to pay out $2 billion in foreign aid as court order deadline loom
White House chief of staff describes how Musk operates with Trump
Muhamad Yehia White House chief of staff Susie Wiles answered questions about a number of topics at a closed-door lunch meeting with GOP senators — including about Elon Musk and his role in the administration, an issue that has caused growing GOP angst on Capitol Hill. According to Sen. Josh …
Read More »Suspected Hamas members face terrorism trial in Germany over weapons caches
Muhamad Yehia Prosecutors say the suspects established arms depots in Bulgaria and Denmark, and were plotting attacks in Germany and beyond. A trial began in Germany on Tuesday for four alleged Hamas members suspected of establishing weapons stockpiles across Europe to be used in potential attacks on Israeli and Jewish …
Read More »Turkish football club Galatasaray accuses Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho of ‘racist comments’
Muhamad Yehia The Portuguese coach, who once declared himself to be “the Special One,” was fined and suspended earlier in the season for a tirade against local match officials and the league. Turkish football club Galatasaray announced it would launch “criminal proceedings” against Jose Mourinho on Monday, accusing the manager of rival …
Read More »US military base in Italy locked down over ‘security incident’
Muhamad Yehia Personnel working at the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily were instructed to take shelter where they were. A US naval air base in Italy had to be locked down briefly on Wednesday due a “security incident”, the US Navy has confirmed. Naval Air Station Sigonella, a major …
Read More »White House seizes control of press pool that covers Trump
Muhamad Yehia Critics say the decision, which breaks with decades of tradition, will undermine independent journalism. The White House has said it will decide which reporters get access to US President Donald Trump in intimate settings such as the Oval Office, a move that some warn could be “dangerous” for …
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