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The U.S. Postal Service’s governing board has named David Steiner, a board member of USPS competitor FedEx, to be the next postmaster general following the controversial term of Louis DeJoy. (Image credit: Joshua Roberts)

Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. He retired in 2009. (Image credit: Hulton Archive)

Hayden was appointed by then-President Obama in 2016 and was the first woman and first African American to serve in the role.

President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an “artificially drawn line.” But experts say just because it was man-made doesn’t mean it’s not legitimate. (Image credit: Planet Observer)

President Trump said he is appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be acting U.S. attorney in Washington DC. This is after the president pulled his controversial first pick for the job, Ed Martin.

GOP lawmakers in swing districts insist they will not vote for any proposal that strips benefits, placing them at odds with more conservative lawmakers looking to secure deep cuts in spending. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

The Trump administration slashed funding for the national service agency and fired most of its staff. 32,000 people, mostly young adults, were forced to stop work immediately. (Image credit: Courtesy of Brandon Fernandez)

The 94-year-old investor is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO. He’s built both a fortune and a reputation as “the nicest billionaire” — at a time when many other billionaires are widely criticized. (Image credit: Maria Aspan/NPR)

The leftward shift of Gen Z women is one of the most dramatic political trends happening right now. Polling data from Gallup found that 40% of young women aged 18-29 self-describe as liberal compared to 28% of the same demographic at the beginning of the century. So what’s … The political power of Gen Z womenRead more

The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports. (Image credit: Win McNamee)

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

13 states got the greenlight to add work requirements during the first Trump Administration, but courts halted those plans. Now that Trump is back in the White House, some states are trying again. (Image credit: Evan Vucci)

President Trump will replace his controversial pick, Ed Martin, for the role of top prosecutor in Washington, D.C. following bipartisan Senate opposition (Image credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

President Trump said the trade deal with the UK was “full and comprehensive,” though details were not immediately available. (Image credit: Jim Watson)

Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud. (Image credit: Andrew DeMillo)

President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire. (Image credit: AP)

Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.

Presidenti Trump did not reveal the trading partner, saying only that it was “A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY” and that representatives would join him at 10 a.m. ET in the Oval Office. (Image credit: Jim Watson)

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government’s deferred resignation offer. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)

The immediate impact of the cargo decline affects virtually every business around the ports, but port officials say this downturn will soon be felt much more broadly. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)

The Trump administration is adding Libya to the list of countries that are destinations for migrants deported from the U.S.

After initially excluding it from a budget bill, House Republicans approved a controversial late hour amendment Tuesday that authorizes the sale of federal land in two western states for affordable housing and other uses. (Image credit: Photo by Kirk Siegler)

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, another step in a crackdown on illegal immigration (Image credit: John Moore)

Cory Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, says he was inspired to enter the race after his half-brother’s inauguration. A Republican last ran for Cincinnati mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2009. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster)

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company, are capitalizing on the President’s position, and creating unprecedented conflicts of interest.

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP)

The Trump administration wants their recent tariffs to function as incentives for Americans to produce more of our own goods in our own factories. And one poll shows that 80% of us say the country would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing. But why do … The fantasy vs. reality of Trump’s “smokestack nostalgia”Read more

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is passing on running for the U..S Senate in next year’s midterm elections, a blow to Republicans who spent months courting him to challenge Democratic incumbent.

The most detailed plan to reshape the Army began taking shape long before Pete Hegseth’s arrival as secretary of defense. (Image credit: Jen Golbeck)

A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump’s executive order dismantling the IMLS “disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government.” (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)