Politics

Officials say Russia has launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night. At least 22 people were killed in the strikes Friday and Saturday, which came after the U.S. stopped sharing satellite images with Ukraine. Gov. Vadym Filashkin is governor of the embattled eastern Donetsk region. He says at least 11 people were killed in multiple...

During the cold open of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, “Austin Powers” alum Mike Myers returned to give his impression of the Tesla billionaire and close confidant of President Donald Trump.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is initiating expanded research into understanding autism and potential links between vaccines and autism, a source familiar with the CDC’s planning said, NBC News reported.

As Elon Musk attempts to drastically cut the federal workforce and delves further into the corridors of American power, the Tesla CEO’s electric carmaker facilities have come under fire — literally, NBC News reported.

The agency’s approximately 80,000 employees were emailed Friday night with the offer of a “voluntary separation incentive payment.”

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.

A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Musk’s DOGE from accessing the Social Security data of millions.

House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30. It would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year levels. Congress must act by midnight Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson is teeing up the bil...

Trump has called for Gaza’s population to be resettled elsewhere permanently so that the United States can take over the territory and develop it.

Starlink, the satellite internet service controlled by billionaire Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX, is expanding its footprint in the federal government weeks after the billionaire began slashing the federal workforce and agency budgets under President Donald Trump’s direction, NBC News reported.

Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, coming on the heels of his taunting threats to make the country the 51st U.S. state, are eroding the inherent politeness of Americans’ northern neighbors and rallying them around their own flag.

While top officials have framed any economic disruption as short term and necessary for long-term prosperity, the comments go against Trump’s campaign rhetoric.

President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup at a time when his tariffs have upped tensions in the continent.