Kennedy to cut 10,000 jobs at Health and Human Services

Kennedy said he was reorienting the health department to battle chronic illness. Sriparna Roy  |  Reuters CDC vaccine meeting postponed after RFK Jr. confirmation The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization postponed a vaccine meeting after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed. Fox – Seattle The restructuring will cut the HHS … Read more

Trump administration using spy satellite agencies

Marisa Taylor and Jeffrey Dastin  |  Reuters WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico border region as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration and drug cartels. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which … Read more

Greenland, Vance, Trump, ICE, deportation, immigration, Signal, security, tariff, skating, MLB: Daily Briefing

Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert. You’ll need glasses to see the partial solar eclipse this weekend. Quick look at Thursday’s news: Icy reception from Greenland curtails visit The itinerary has changed. So has the personnel. A major dog-sledding event is out. It’s not easy to deal with uninvited guests. Just ask Danish and Greenlandic officials. They … Read more

Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua killed in Israeli airstrike

CAIRO, March 27 (Reuters) – Hamas spokesperson Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, Hamas-affiliated media said early on Thursday, the latest group figure to be killed since Israel resumed its operations in the enclave. Al-Qanoua was killed when his tent was targeted in Jabalia, the Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television said. … Read more

Trump criticism of judges spurs federal judiciary to launch task force

Nate Raymond  |  Reuters President Trump’s federal elections executive order President Donald Trump’s latest executive order is remaking federal elections. Here’s five things to know. The U.S. federal judiciary on Wednesday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued security and independence of the courts as Republican President Donald Trump and his allies ramp … Read more

Trump is promising new tariffs. Who will be impacted?

President Donald Trump has threatened and backpedaled on imposing tariffs repeatedly since taking office. Where do they stand? Trump threatens 25% tariff on any country that buys Venezuelan oil U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that purchases oil from Venezuela. unbranded – Newsworthy … Read more

Top Republican and Democrat in Senate push Hegseth probe

‘We’re fortunate he didn’t include the Houthis in the chat,’ top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, said. Roger Wicker, the GOP committee chairman, has weighed in as well. Tense back-and-forth over Pete Hegseth’s sobriety during House hearing A Democratic representative grills Intel heads on whether Pete Hegseth was drinking when information … Read more