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Former Secret Service agent Bongino named FBI Deputy Director

President Trump announced Sunday he is picking former Secret Service Agent and conservative radio talk show host Dan Bongino to serve as deputy director of the FBI.

Some investors still confident despite Dow dropping almost 750 points in worst day of the year

The Dow fell nearly 750 points Friday. The fall comes as worries about tariffs rise for businesses and consumers.

AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.

Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?

An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Musk’s drive to cut government spending and return it to taxpayers.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, left, shakes the hand of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as he departs following a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel as FBI director

Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel as FBI director despite Democratic concerns he will go after Trump's adversaries.

Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.

Trump supports Musk’s idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens

President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend.

DOGE notches courtroom wins as Elon Musk crusades to slash federal government

Although some parts of President Donald Trump ’s agenda are getting bogged down by litigation, Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency is having better luck in the courtroom.

Voters protest against attempt to throw out 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court race

The last election was in November 2024 but one race in North Carolina continues to drag on.

Sheryl Crow sells Tesla, donates money to NPR

Musician Sheryl Crow announces she sold her Tesla and donated the proceeds to NPR.

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after deadly DC plane crash

the Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

President Trump leads the pace lap at the Daytona 500

President Trump participated in the pace lap at the Daytona 500 race.

Federal Employee Layoffs

Thousands of workers across the federal government are without jobs, as the Trump Administration’s sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce is taking aim at probationary employees.

HHS to lose thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

Department of Health and Human Services officials expect most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired.

House Committee passes 2025 budget after 12 hours

House Budget Committee takes first step to advance Trump agenda after marathon 12-hour markup

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump's health secretary by the Senate

The Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. That vote Thursday puts the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

US Attorney for NC's Western District steps down

A US Attorney appointed by President Joe Biden stepped down from her position on Wednesday.

Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director. Republicans pushed past Democratic concerns that Patel would operate as a loyalist for President Donald Trump and target perceived adversaries of the White House.