Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAID
(Reuters) -The largest U.S. government workers' union and an association of foreign service workers sued the Trump administration on Thursday in an effort to reverse its aggressive dismantling of the ...
Feb 07, 2025 FILE PHOTO: The USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit
(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's proposed buyout for federal workers until at least Monday, giving an initial win to labor unions that sued to stop it...
Feb 07, 2025 U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks as demonstrators rally during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the first weeks of his presidency, outside of the Department of Labor in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
PPD: Two more teens arrested in connection to SW Peoria shooting of a 9-year-old
PEORIA, Ill. - Police have arrested two more teenagers, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, for a shooting Sunday that left a 9-year-old boy injured at a South Peoria apartment complex. Peoria Police arr...
Feb 07, 2025 Courtesy of Peoria Police Department's Facebook Page
Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump's impeachment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) -- Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's administration and Elon Musk. The grou...
Feb 06, 2025 Protestors hold signs and chant in front of the Illinois State Capitol to protest President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
US sues Illinois, Chicago for impeding immigration efforts
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice sued Illinois and the city of Chicago on Thursday, accusing them of impeding the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies and seeking a court ...
Feb 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A bus transporting migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prepares to drive away from the ICE Broadview Service Staging Area in Broadview, Illinois, U.S. January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent Alban/File Photo
House Democrats push security probe of Elon Musk's team
(Reuters) - Democrats on the U.S. House oversight committee on Thursday called for an investigation of potential national security threats posed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. In ...
Feb 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Trump to create religious office in White House, target 'anti-Christian bias'
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force on eradicating what he called anti-Christi...
Feb 06, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump administration presses government workers to accept buyout ahead of deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration ramped up pressure on U.S. government workers on Thursday to accept a buyout offer ahead of a midnight deadline as labor unions urged members to remain i...
Feb 06, 2025 Demonstrators rally during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the first weeks of his presidency, outside of the Department of Labor (not pictured) in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
UPDATE: U.S. tariffs on Mexico to be paused for a month, Trump says
UPDATED 9:58 A.M. WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will pause new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed to reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National G...
Feb 03, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers a speech at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
NTSB to release data from both aircrafts in Washington crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Data retrieved from an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter that collided last week in Washington over the Potomac River killing 67 people will be ...
Feb 03, 2025 People work to retrieve the wreckage remains in the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, with the Capitol dome in the background, as seen from Virginia, U.S., February 3, 2025.REUTERS/Nathan Howard
