The Trump administration is cutting more than 11,000 jobs at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Pentagon, as part of its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the…
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USA: Trans Euphoria star says new passport lists her as male
Hunter Schafer, a transgender woman and star of hit HBO teen drama Euphoria, has said a new US passport lists her as male, despite selecting female when she filled out…
USA: Musk wields his Doge chainsaw
Wearing a black “Make America Great Again” hat and dark sunglasses, Elon Musk – the multi-billionaire tasked by Donald Trump with taking a metaphorical chainsaw to the federal government –…
USA: Trump fires top general CQ Brown in shake-up at Pentagon
US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the country, as part of a major shake-up of top…
USA: Ten NY prison guards charged in fatal beating of inmate
Ten former New York state prison guards have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a prison inmate. Officers were seen on body camera footage hitting Robert Brooks…
USA: Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be ‘abolished’
An Alabama grand jury has called for the city of Hanceville’s police department to be “immediately abolished”, arguing the officials were acting like “more of a criminal enterprise” than as…
Canada: Trudeau swipes at Trump as Canada revels in hockey win against US
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could not resist a dig at President Donald Trump moments after Canada’s ice hockey team beat the USA in a close final. “You can’t take…
USA: Kash Patel vows to ‘rebuild’ FBI after Senate confirms him
The FBI’s new director, Kash Patel, has vowed to “rebuild” the bureau after he was confirmed by the US Senate to lead the law-enforcement agency that he has long attacked.…
USA: Trump ends deportation protection for 500,000 Haitians
The US government will end the temporary protected status (TPS) for 500,000 Haitians living in the country in August, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday. This comes despite…
USA: Nicolas Cage’s ex sues him over their son’s alleged attack
An ex-girlfriend of Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is suing him and their son for “life-threatening injuries” she says she sustained in an alleged fight last year. Christina Fulton accuses her…