Feb 26 WATCH: Elon Musk talks about DOGE cost-cutting efforts in Trump's first Cabinet meeting By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Elon Musk took a star turn at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's new term, holding forth in a black “Make America Great Again” campaign hat on Wednesday about his role as “humble tech support” for the federal government — and… Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump announces Zelenskyy visit to sign deal on Ukraine's minerals By Aamer Madhani, Hanna Arhirova, Justin Spike, Associated Press President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 26 Jamieson Greer confirmed as Trump's top trade negotiator By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Greer is a veteran of President Donald Trump's first-term economic battles with China, Mexico and Canada. Continue reading
Feb 26 USDA says egg prices could jump another 41% this year By Josh Funk, Josh Boak, Associated Press The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg prices, but the Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices are going to get much worse this year. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal layoffs By Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions. Continue reading
Feb 26 Iran speeds production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with U.S. increase By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The report says that as of Feb. 8, Iran has 605.8 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60%, up by more than 200 pounds since the IAEA's last report in November. Continue reading
Feb 26 U.S. and Ukraine near an economic deal with rare earth minerals but no security promise, officials say By Susie Blann, Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Three senior Ukrainian officials say that Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals. Continue reading
Feb 26 WATCH: Trump touts 'gold card' immigration visa at Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk By Associated Press “If we sell a million, that’s $5 trillion dollars,” President Donald Trump said during the first meeting of his second-term Cabinet, suggesting that the new revenue generated for federal coffers could be used to pay off the country’s debt. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:15 Trump adds to confusion about 'somewhat voluntary' response to Musk's federal worker email By Amna Nawaz, Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The Trump administration faced legal pushback on several of the president’s executive orders, including his suspension on all refugee admissions. That comes as Elon Musk and his team are continuing their efforts to dramatically shrink the federal workforce. White House… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 6:41 White House says it will decide which news organizations routinely cover the president By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The White House is changing the process of how reporters cover the president. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the Trump administration will choose which media outlets will be part of a pool of reporters that cover events and travel with… Continue watching