President Trump and Elon Musk appeared together from the Oval Office: their joint appearance came as Trump signed an executive order providing guidance for federal agencies on implementation of Musk's DOGE initiative, a push to cut what Musk and Trump characterize as excessive government spending.

The pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology—Pope Francis criticized the Trump administration's stance on migrants, calling the president's pledge of mass deportations "a major crisis." www.npr.org/2025/02/11/g...

When Jocelyn Samuels learned through email late Jan. 27 that she was being removed from the U.S. EEOC, she was shocked. The veteran civil rights lawyer worked for Republican and Democratic administrations and had been Trump's pick to fill the seat on the bipartisan commission during his first term.

President Trump signed a number of executive actions since taking office, taking aim at everything from immigration and size of the federal workforce to gender politics and economy. Before the ink had dried, challengers took efforts to block these actions taking effect. www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has accepted how far his reach has extended thanks to his high-profile girlfriend. As the Chiefs attempt to pull off an unprecedented "three-peat" at Super Bowl 59, Kelce welcomes the chance to take the spotlight.

A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.