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Trump tried to lay off more than 2,000 Interior staff in shutdown plan now on hold
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country, after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order late last week. The new filing provides more information about how the Trump administration plans to reduce the size and scope of a department that oversees much…
Missouri public education amendment campaign stops signature push, plans 2028 return
A rally in the Missouri Capitol Rotunda calls for better funding for Missouri’s public schools Feb. 10 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). An initiative petition campaign seeking to enshrine a “fundamental right” to public education in the Missouri Constitution is abandoning its efforts to get on the November ballot, promising a return in 2028. The Missouri Right…
Trump announces ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland, relents on 8-nation tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced in a social media post Wednesday that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte brokered a possible agreement on Greenland, though Trump provided few details…
Trump signs funding bill, setting up immigration enforcement debate
President Donald Trump signs a government funding bill in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown that began this weekend ended Tuesday when President Donald Trump signed the funding package that both chambers of Congress approved within the last week. …
Airport chaos: TSA agents skip work, security lines expand, Trump sends in ICE to assist
Federal immigration officers were at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, March 23, 2026, to help with airport security as the partial shutdown continues. The airport was telling travelers to prepare for at least four-hour wait times to get through security Monday (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder). Airport security workers missed work Monday at the highest…
Lessons some of our political leaders can learn from animals
Dogs and cats can get along despite their differences. That should be a lesson for our political leaders. (Nataba/iStock Images) We face a new year with the likelihood that the same divisive and hate-filled words and actions will intrude and dominate much of the public square. Some political leaders observing and adopting behavior from the…
