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of Homeland Security Christie known Trump announced on truth social today. He plans to install Oklahoma Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen at the end of the month. Moments ago in Capitol Hill, Mullen told reporters he was not expecting Trump's call today, which came just before the statement was made public. He was asked about heavy public criticism over nooms oversight of the DHS's immigration enforcement, especially in
Minnesota, where federal agents killed two U.S. citizens. I've been ahead of time to call Christie up and our Secretary know him. And we are families or friends. She was
“she was tasked to a very difficult job. And I think she has performed for the best”
she can do and her eat the circumstances.
NPR's he men of WC reports know him is the first cabinet secretary to leave the Trump
administration in the second term. The announcement comes after Nomes spent two days being grilled by lawmakers in Congress over her leadership. Trump has tapped GOP Senator Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma to take her place. Nome has been at the forefront of President Trump's efforts to carry out mass deportations. At the start of her second year on the job, Nome faced bipartisan criticism over her leadership of the immigration enforcement
surge in Minneapolis, where she deployed thousands of federal agents and two U.S. citizens were killed. This week, Nome testified twice before Congress where she faced questions over her spending and enforcement tactics. Mark Wayne Mullen will need to be confirmed by
“the Senate in order to take on the role permanently. He men of U.S. and Pair News, Washington.”
Israeli officials are allowing more activities to resume in the country saying it is gaining control of Iran's airspace. NPR's carry-con reports, while incoming missile incursions have dropped significantly in recent days officials warn the threats are not over. Israeli military officials have lowered restrictions on public activities now allowing gatherings of up to 50 people, schools and most businesses, however remain closed. The main airport
in Tel Aviv is allowing some traffic to resume. The first incoming flight nearly one week
landed early Thursday. A military spokesman says they Israeli and U.S. Air Forces are now operating in Iranian skies, quote, "almost freely," and expect missile launches to continue decreasing. Major religious sites in Jerusalem remain closed, including the alaxa mass compound for the third Friday of Ramadan, carry-con and PR news, Tel Aviv.
“The U.S. and Israeli war with Iran is now in its sixth day. The U.S. House is preparing”
to vote on a war power's resolution that would stop U.S. attacks on Iran without congressional approval. Yesterday, the Senate voted down a similar measure, mostly along party lines. At last, check-on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average was down more than a thousand points or more than two percent. From Washington, this is NPR News. The administration plans to move the energy star efficiency program to the Department
of Energy. Here's NPR's Jeff Brady. Energy star awards its blue and white logo to the most efficient appliances and buildings. The environmental protection agency has operated the program for more than three decades. The Trump administration effort to end or privatize the program failed. Congress specifically
instructed that the EPA spend just over $33 million this year on Energy Star. But now,
the EPA has signed an agreement to transfer responsibility to the Energy Department. The U.S. Green Building Council says EPA has been very successful in creating and managing energy star, and is concerned about the administration abruptly moving the program after Congress showed bipartisan support for it. Jeff Brady and PR News. Almost 390,000 federal workers have left the government since President Trump returned
to office in January of 2025. And PR's Andrew Xu has more in the latest data from the office of personnel management. Early this year, the office of personnel management launched a new data tool on its website. There you can see how many federal workers have come and gone from federal agencies. According to the latest update since January 20, 2025, there have been close to 387,000 departures
of federal employees and 123,000 additions that represents in that loss of about 11.5% of the federal workforce. The Treasury Department has seen the most separations of anyone agency, the VA, along with the departments of defense and Homeland Security, saw the most hires, Andrea Xu, and PR News.
