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A federal judge ruled President Trump's federal employee buyout program can proceed, rejecting labor unions' challenge. Getty Images

Judge clears way for Trump’s federal employee buyout program to proceed

States allowing those who were assigned male at birth in women’s sports must follow Trump’s executive order or risk losing federal funding. Getty Images

States risk federal funding in defying Trump order on women’s sports

Maryland’s Attorney General and Baltimore’s mayor are suing Glock Inc. over the sale of "easily modifiable" pistols. Reuters

Maryland and Baltimore officials sue Glock over ‘easily modifiable’ pistols

Missouri's attorney general is suing Starbucks, alleging the company discriminates based on race and gender in its workforce. Getty Images

Missouri AG sues Starbucks, alleges discriminatory race and gender policies

California's "insurer of last resort" was approved for a $1 billion surcharge due to January's devastating fires in Los Angeles. Reuters

California homeowners on hook for half of $1 billion last resort insurer surcharge

Disney is softening content warnings on classic films and shifting DEI programs, reflecting a broader trend in corporate diversity policies. Getty Images

Disney softens content warnings amid broader DEI changes

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the Help Not Harm Act, which would have restricted state-funded gender-affirming care for minors. AP Images

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Texas lawmakers propose legislation bringing religious principles into public schools. The bills would include Ten Commandments and prayer. Getty Images

TX lawmakers want Ten Commandments on display, prayer in schools

A pastor in Chattanooga is clarifying his remarks after a controversial sermon about Elon Musk went viral. Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church

‘Violence is necessary’: Tennessee pastor clarifies sermon about Elon Musk

The House Oversight Committee is creating a task force to examine the declassification of materials regarding national mysteries. Getty Images

Congress wants to declassify UFO, COVID, Epstein files

A judge delivered a ruling that could affect how AI companies train their models. Ross Intelligence is accused of copyright infringement. Getty Images

Judge sides with Thomson Reuters in fair use copyright case against AI startup

The leader of one of Canada’s biggest political parties has proposed a 100% tariff on Tesla in response to recent US trade policies. Getty Images

Canadian political leader proposes 100% tariff on Tesla over Trump policies

President Donald Trump is officially chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a unanimous vote from the board. Getty Images

Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center, moving away from ‘woke culture’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked immigrants in her district to sign privacy release forms so her office can help if ICE picks them up. Getty Images

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez offers to intervene for immigrants picked up by ICE

A federal judge has denied CBS and Paramount Global's motion to dismiss Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit, allowing the case to proceed. Getty Images

Judge denies CBS, Paramount’s motion to dismiss Trump’s ’60 minutes’ lawsuit

Eight U.S. inspectors general are suing the Trump administration to get their jobs back, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday. Getty Images

8 US inspectors general fired last month suing Trump administration

The Department of Homeland Security fired FEMA’s chief financial officer and three other workers Tuesday, Feb. 11 over payments made to New York City to house migrants. Getty Images

FEMA employees fired over payments for migrant hotels, Kristi Noem responds

President Trump said on Wednesday he talked over the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the need to end the war in Ukraine. Getty Images

President Trump reveals he called Putin to end war in Ukraine

Consumer prices rose 3% in January, the biggest inflation jump since June 2024, as the Federal Reserve weighs its interest rate policy. Getty Images

Inflation back up to 3%, a bad sign for near-term rate cuts

The United States is preparing to return cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik to Russia as part of an exchange for American Marc Fogel. Getty Images

US giving up Russian cybercrime kingpin Alexander Vinnik after Fogel release

Federal safety officials want to permanently keep helicopters away from commercial flights at Reagan National Airport. Getty Images

FAA seeks tighter limits for helicopters around Reagan National after crash

The White House fired USAID Inspector General Paul Martin one day after he released a report criticizing the recent foreign aid freeze. Getty Images

USAID inspector general fired by Trump one day after report criticized aid freeze

Investigators are closing in on the source of leaked ICE raid details, which Tom Homan says may have come from within the FBI. Getty Images

Homan believes ICE raid leak came from FBI, says leaker will be ID’d soon

Dozens of religious groups are suing the Trump administration to protect their places of worship from immigration arrests. Getty Images

Religious groups sue Trump administration over ICE guidelines, pope weighs in