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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to purge its digital footprint of all content that promotes diversity, including months that celebrate cultural awareness. In a memo obtained by Rolling Stone, Hegseth has instructed the Department of Defense’s public affairs team to “take all practicable steps” to “remove all …

A meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday turned into a shouting match in the Oval Office in front of a global audience, in an embarrassing spectacle that underscores the rift between the United States and its erstwhile European ally. The meeting was …

International and domestic leaders are scrambling to make their support — or disdain — for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky known after tensions between the United States and Ukraine’s leadership exploded on Friday. Press, state officials, and diplomats watched in horror as Friday’s Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice …

This articlewas produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. In the barrage of executive orders and edicts issued by Donald Trump and promoted by Elon Musk over the last month, one stands out. It is a relatively brief note to the nation’s public schools …

Thousands of Forest Service employees were fired as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) escalate their cost-cutting efforts to downsize the federal government. The U.S. Forest Service chief announced his retirement in a sobering email to staff Wednesday as 3,400 federal employees at the agency …

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins’ tenure is off to a rocky start. The former Georgia congressman and unapologetic Donald Trump loyalist began by releasing a series of videos assuring that “despite the rhetoric, there would be no cuts at VA.” These videos preceded two rounds of layoffs at …

The Food and Drug Administration abruptly canceled a critical meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), which gathers annually in March to determine what flu strains will be covered by next year’s vaccine. The sudden cancellation of the meeting comes amid anxiety at federal health agencies …

Criminal legal reform advocates in New York state are pushing for the Reentry Assistance Bill, which would provide increased financial support for citizens returning from jail. Currently, New York offers citizens a one-time $200 stipend upon their release from state prison. The assistance bill, filed as New York Assembly Bill …

In December, Elon Musk used his growing political and social media capital within the right to help tank a Republican funding bill in the House of Representatives. Among several critiques of the legislation — which varied wildly in their veracity — Musk falsely claimed that Congress was attempting to give …

Donald Trump’s Department of Education has launched a new portal for Americans to rat out the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at their local public schools. The portal, called EndDEI.ed.gov, debuted with a press release that featured no government authorities, but rather a quote from a co-founder of the reactionary …