- Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director
By Nathan Worcester
WASHINGTON—The Senate on Feb. 20 confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI.
Senators voted 51–49 to confirm Patel, who gained prominence for ...
- Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin to Continue Layoffs of Federal Workers
By Stacy Robinson
WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Feb. 20 declined to block for now downsizing efforts by the Trump administration, including mass firings and buyout ...
- Trump to Order Agencies to Terminate All Federal Assistance for Illegal Immigrants
By Jacob Burg
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Feb. 19 directing all agencies to identify any federally funded programs that provide ...
- Musk, Trump to Discuss Sending US Taxpayers $5,000 Checks Using DOGE Savings
By Katabella Roberts
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Feb. 18 that he will discuss with President Donald Trump a proposal to send U.S. taxpayers rebate ...
- DOGE Says $4.7 Trillion in Treasury Payments Missing Identification Codes
By Aldgra Fredly
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on Feb. 17 that a total of $4.7 trillion worth of payments from the Treasury ...
- Musk Signals Looking Into Gold at Fort Knox—Here’s What to Know
By Andrew Moran
Tech billionaire Elon Musk indicated that Fort Knox, the Kentucky-based facility famous for storing U.S. gold reserves, could be investigated.
“Looking for the ...
- Trump Signs Executive Order to Enable OMB Oversight of Independent Agencies
By Jackson Richman
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18 to enable the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to have ...
- 11 Dead in Kentucky Flooding as Another Winter Storm Approaches
By Chase Smith
The death toll from severe flooding in Kentucky has risen to 11 as emergency responders continue search-and-rescue operations across the state.
Gov. Andy ...
- Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Bid to Block DOGE’s Access to Data
By Stacy Robinson
A federal judge in Washington seemed reluctant on Feb. 17 to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Department of Government ...
- IRS to Be Audited by DOGE, Trump Says
By Zachary Stieber
The IRS will be audited by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13.
“The Internal Revenue Service ...
- Judge Rejects Bid to Block DOGE’s Access to Labor, Health, and CFPB Data
By Kimberly Hayek
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can continue its de facto audit of certain executive agencies, according to a ruling Friday in ...
- DOGE Workers ‘Energetic and Dug In’ Despite Threats: Source
By Nathan Worcester
WASHINGTON—After reporters revealed the names of multiple Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees, threats have proliferated against them and the department’s head, ...
![Xenophobia (from Ancient Greek: ξένος, romanized: xénos, meaning "stranger" or "foreigner", and φόβος, romanized: phóbos, meaning "fear"[1]) is the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.[2][3][4] It is an expression of perceived conflict between an ingroup and an outgroup and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a desire to eliminate their presence, and fear of losing national, ethnic or racial identity.[5] Xenophobia and racism often overlap, but they also differ because the latter is based on physical characteristics while the former is "based on the perception that the other is foreign to the community or nation or originated outside it.](https://www.usnn.news/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/biden-comments.jpg "Biden's head-turning comments on Asians resurface amid former VP's attacks on Trump 'xenophobia' 6")
