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Courage pays off in the new Washington, D.C. climate as two IRS whistleblowers were just rewarded with roles in the Treasury Department. Read More.

A day after Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency decapitated the U.S. institute of Peace, a congressionally funded independent nonprofit group, the Defense Department made moves to slash the Pentagon's civilian workforce. Read More.

Google DeepMind has introduced two groundbreaking AI systems, Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER, aimed at bringing artificial intelligence into the physical world by enabling robots to perform tasks autonomously in real time. Read More.

Fulton County District Fani Willis has been ordered to pay over $54,000 for violating open records laws in President Donald Trump’s case. Read More.

President Donald Trump declared that former President Joe Biden’s numerous pardons, including those for House select committee members, are “void” — arguing that they were signed via electronic autopen, and possibly by another official. Read More.

The conservative news network was sued by the voting equipment company for lies it spread about the 2020 presidential election that President Donald Trump lost. Read More.

Pete Buttigieg on Thursday ruled out a run for an open Democrat-held Senate seat in his adopted home state of Michigan. Read More.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia agrees in principle with the U.S.-led ceasefire plan backed by Ukraine earlier this week, but stopped short of signing up to any deal, arguing that it needed further negotiation and must lead to “enduring peace.” Read More.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, warning that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans and would only empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk further. Read More.

As U.S. negotiators fly to Moscow, whether Russia will accept the terms of a temporary ceasefire deal — devised by White House officials and Ukraine, without Moscow's input — is in global focus. Read More.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told food companies including PepsiCo (PEP.O), opens new tab and Kraft Heinz (KHC.O), opens new tab in a meeting on Monday that the Trump administration wants artificial dyes out of the food supply before Kennedy leaves office, according to an email seen by Reuters. Read More.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump greeted Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin at the White House on Wednesday, where they sat down for an Oval Office meeting alongside Vice President JD Vance. Read More.

Gas prices are down again this week in Massachusetts, and they've been steadily declining since late January. One expert said that while the lower prices are a good thing for drivers, it could be a bad sign for the economy in the bigger picture. Read More.

The UK steel industry has warned US tariffs "couldn't come at a worse time" - as Donald Trump's newly imposed levies on international imports come into effect. Read More.

President Donald Trump’s administration is making good on a threat to stop funding going to universities in Maine amid the state’s continued refusal to comply with his order barring trans-identifying males from competing in women’s sports. Read More.