Donald Trump, Protesters (AP photo) A federal judge on Thursday ordered the US government to reverse mass firings of probationary federal employees, ruling that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) lacked the authority to direct such terminations. The decision is a legal setback for US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s plan to downsize the…
Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump and his Cabinet on Thursday for the first meeting of Trump’s second term, amid growing criticism over cost-cutting measures led by Musk’s newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk, who serves as head of DOGE and senior adviser to Trump, defended his aggressive efforts to reduce federal spending,…
USAID moved forward with massive layoffs impacting some 1,600 employees. Former USAID employees won’t get a long farewell—just 15 minutes, a security escort, and a warning that their belongings might end up in a government warehouse if they don’t act fast.The agency, which is being gutted under the Trump administration’s efficiency drive led by Elon…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump’s MAGA-infused US is rupturing a long-standing Anglophone alliance. From vice-president JD Vance describing Britain as the world’s first “truly Islamist country” to have nuclear weapons (because of its growing immigrant Muslim population) to Peter Navarro reportedly proposing expulsion of the largely liberal Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network,…
A demonstrator holds a sign during a rally to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk policies. (AP) A wave of resignations has hit Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), as 21 civil service employees walked out on Tuesday, refusing to aid what they called the “dismantling of critical public services.”In a scathing resignation…
Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent turned conservative commentator, has been appointed as the new deputy director of the FBI by US President Donald Trump.The announcement was made on Trump’s Truth Social platform and has drawn attention due to Bongino’s background in law enforcement and his strong political ties.Bongino, 50, served with the New…
File photo of EAM S Jaishankar (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Saturday that govt is looking into statements by the Trump administration suggesting foreign interference in Indian elections and that “facts will come out”. US President Donald Trump had earlier said USAID had allocated $21 million to boost voter…
US President Donald Trump US district judge Carl Nichols on Friday gave the green light for US President Donald Trump’s administration to remove thousands of USAID staffers from their posts in the US and around the world. The ruling allows most USAID employees to be dismissed, with only a few kept on.Nichols at first declined…
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino recently congratulated Kash Patel on his appointment as the new FBI Director in a unique and creative way. Scavino shared a Bollywood-style meme featuring a dance clip from the song “Malhari” from the movie Bajirao Mastani , with Patel’s face superimposed over actor Ranveer Singh’s.The congratulatory post…
A migrant deported from the United States hangs clothes on a window in a hotel room in Panama City, Thursday, February 20, 2025. (AP) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday raised concerns over the deportation of 50 Indian nationals to Panama from the United States as part of the Trump administration’s measures against illegal…
