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Trump administration considering moving U.S. Postal Service under Commerce Department - CBS News

Moving the U.S. Postal Service into the Commerce Department, should it take place, would happen through an executive action, source say.

Menendez brothers case: DA asks court to deny their petition for new trial - ABC News

Supreme Court rules that government watchdog fired by Trump may temporarily remain on the job - CNN

The Supreme Court on Friday dashed President Donald Trump’s plan to immediately fire the head of an independent agency that investigates whistleblower claims, allowing Hampton Dellinger to remain in the job through at least the middle of next week.

Dow wipes out its gains since Trump’s inauguration as ‘stagflation’ fears return - MarketWatch

Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and Musk - The Washington Post

Town halls from Georgia to Wisconsin to Oregon grew heated this week as voters showed up to vent, outraged at the firing of federal workers and DOGE’s access to sensitive data.

AP sues Trump administration officials after being blocked from presidential events - CNN

The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials in federal court for banning AP reporters from some of President Trump’s events, the Oval Office, and Air Force One.

New Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman does not support overturning Menendez brothers' murder convictions - Fox News

Newly-elected Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a Friday press conference that he has asked the court to reject the Menendez brothers' request for a new trial.

Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job - The Associated Press

A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers off the job. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols removed his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction…

2025 NFL Draft: 10 prospects who could rise during pre-draft process - NFL.com

Will Cam Skattebo convince teams he can be a primary back by the time the 2025 NFL Draft begins? Ahead of the NFL Scouting Combine, Bucky Brooks identifies 10 prospects with the chance to significantly boost their stock in the coming months.

Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce - CNN

The Pentagon announced Friday it plans to ultimately fire five to eight percent of the military’s approximately 950,000 civilian employees, with an initial tranche of 5,400 probationary workers who don’t have “mission-critical” roles expected to be terminated…

NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract - NASA

NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe

Exclusive | White House and Ukraine Close In on Deal For Mineral Rights - The Wall Street Journal

Haitians in NYC reel as Trump ends deportation relief for immigrants from the island nation - Gothamist

Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico - Ars Technica

The Texas cases are largely in children. Sixteen cases have been hospitalized.

Los Angeles DA opposes Menendez brothers’ petition for a review of their convictions amid claims of new evidence of abuse - CNN

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Friday that his office will not support a petition brought by Erik and Lyle Menendez requesting the court reconsider their murder convictions as they claim new evidence of sexual abuse by their father.

Trump ‘thinking about’ absorbing Postal Service into administration - The Hill

President Trump said Friday he was considering merging the U.S. Postal Service into his administration, calling the agency a “tremendous loser” of money. “We want to have a post office that works well and doesn’t lose massive amounts of money, and we’re think…

AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech - The Associated Press

The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events. It's citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Wash…

Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen - Bloomberg

Crypto exchange Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion worth of tokens in the biggest theft ever committed in the industry. Researchers believe North Korean hackers were likely responsible.

Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort - The Associated Press

The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving quickly enough. Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Friday …

iOS 18.4 lets you set default iPhone apps in these new categories - 9to5Mac

Apple is providing new options for setting default iPhone apps in iOS 18.4 across two categories, but one is exclusive to the EU.