The former chairwoman of a little-known agency that hears appeals by fired or disciplined federal government employees has been ordered reinstated to her position by a federal judge. Cathy Harris, a Democrat who led the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) until she was fired by President Donald Trump on Feb. 10, has been put back in her position after a judge issued a permanent injunction. Harris had filed...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said her agency “will not be deterred” by leaks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid was leaked ahead of time — the latest leak to dog the agency. “We will not be deterred by leaks. If you come to this country and break our laws, we will hunt you down,” Noem said on X.  She pointed to what she...

President Donald Trump, the consummate showman, is hyping his primetime address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. “TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS!” the president touted in a social media post on the eve of his first major speech to Congress since the start of his second presidential administration six weeks ago. Trump has been moving at warp speed since returning...