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US court won't lift judge's block on Trump's government overhaul

A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to pause a judge's ruling blocking President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out mass layoffs of federal workers and a restructuring of government agencies as part of a sweeping government overhaul.

Pentagon chief says ready to ‘fight and win’ against China, urges Asian allies to boost defense spending

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday warned that the U.S. was prepared to “fight and win” against China if deterrence efforts failed, while urging Asian allies to strengthen military coordination and raise defense spending.

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die'

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) pushed back against constituents who shouted out at her recent town hall meeting that cuts to Medicaid would cause people to die, responding: “People are not ― well, we all are going to die. So, for heaven’s sakes, folks.”

New German leader Friedrich Merz will meet Trump at the White House next week

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on the agenda, the German government said Saturday.Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump at the White House on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.It said that the meeting will address bila…