Day: February 12, 2025

Boston-based Ukrainians and Ukrainian activist groups said they want a fair peace and accountability for Russia as the aggressor.

About 75,000 federal government employees opted into the buyout programme before it was closed.

About 75,000 federal employees accepted President Donald Trump’s buyout offer, which the administration closed to applicants Wednesday night.

About 75,000 U.S. federal workers accepted the deferred buyout program of President Donald Trump’s administration, a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said late on Wednesday.

While U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced legal action Wednesday against New York officials over a 2019 state law allowing immigrants to obtain state-issued driver’s licenses regardless of legal status, the Empire State isn’t alone in having such a mandate on the books. At least 19 states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar laws, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The details of these laws can differ by state, including whether a driver’s information can be shared with federal authorities – a key sticking point for Bondi, who called New York’s law a “green light to illegal immigration.”

Oil prices fell on Thursday on expectations a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia would mean the end of sanctions that have disrupted supply flows and U.S. President Donald Trump’s intention to introduce reciprocal tariffs stoked inflation jitters.