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Judge orders Trump admin to clarify firings not due to poor performance

Judge William Alsup is overseeing a lawsuit brought by labour unions and nonprofits contesting the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers

Trump official urges probe of NY attorney general over mortgage transaction

The request for an investigation comes as the administration has pursued a campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump's longtime foes in the legal world

Two police officers hurt, suspect killed in shootout near Atlanta

A Fulton County police officer and a South Fulton police officer were injured, and the suspect was fatally wounded

Lawsuit challenges Trump administration crackdown on international students

The suit filed by several American Civil Liberties Union affiliates seeks to represent more than 100 students in New England and Puerto Rico

Judge blocks Trump admin's passport changes affecting transgender Americans

US District Judge Julia Kobick, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, sided with the American Civil Liberties Union's motion for a preliminary injunction

Trump to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers

Trump plans to reclassify 50,000 federal employees under what's known as Schedule F, which means they'll have less civil service protection

US releases 10,000 pages on Robert F Kennedy's 1968 assassination

The US National Archives and Records Administration posted roughly 229 files containing the pages on its website

'Ukraine-Russia talks coming to a head': Trump says 'no one is playing me'

The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned earlier Friday that the US may move on from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal

US airstrikes targeting Yemeni oil port kill 74 people, say Houthis

The strikes, confirmed by the US military's Central Command, represent one of the highest death tolls so far

Iran seeks Russia's support ahead of Rome talks on nuclear deal with US

The 2015 nuclear deal collapsed with Trump's unilateral withdrawal while Iran abandoned all limits on its nuclear programme

Trump floats US-Europe meeting as Vance visits Italy for tariff talks

The White House and Meloni's office on Friday issued a joint statement that said Trump would visit Italy in the very near future

JD Vance visits Italy, Vatican after tangling with pope on migration

JD Vance, who attended the meetings, was scheduled to meet with the Italian leader Friday in Rome and planned to attend Easter weekend events at the Vatican

Easing trade barriers to aid Canada more than US tariffs hurt, says Carney

Carney has set a goal of free trade within the country's 10 provinces and three territories by July 1

Trump admin seeks expansion of nation's immigration detention system

Trump's effort to conduct mass deportations as promised in the 2024 campaign represents a potential bonanza for private prison companies

US intel refutes Trump claim linking gang to Venezuela to aid deportations

The classified assessment from the National Intelligence Council, released this month, is more comprehensive and authoritative than an earlier intelligence product

Baltimore judge temporarily limits DOGE access to social security data

US District Judge Ellen Hollander issued a preliminary injunction in the case, which was brought by a group of labour unions and retirees

US military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, shot before plane lands safely

Belize police commissioner, said that Taylor wielded a knife and stabbed two passengers and a pilot on the plane

WH proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

While Congress often ignores a president's budget request, the proposed elimination of Head Start highlights the administration's priorities

SC to hear arguments on Trump's birthright citizenship order in May

Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the US illegally has been halted nationwide by three district courts around the country

US to pull 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to fight IS

US troops have been critical not only in the operations against the Islamic State but as a buffer for the Kurdish forces against Turkey