Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is calling for Chesterfield County School Board Chair Dot Heffron to “immediately resign” following a social media post in which she said, “Call me old fashioned, but I remember when we used to be okay with shooting Nazis.” The statement came after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, who was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.
President Donald Trump has shifted his position on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, just days after demanding Tan step down over reported ties to Chinese companies. The reversal came following a White House meeting with Tan, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
A federal judge temporarily halted a plan by the Trump administration encouraging federal employees to resign voluntarily before a Thursday midnight deadline. The effort aimed to reduce the federal workforce by offering employees pay through September if they resigned. More than 40,000 workers had accepted the offer before the deadline was paused.
Federal employees have until 11:59 p.m. ET on February 6, 2025, to accept the Trump administration’s resignation offer, part of a broader effort to downsize government operations. The initiative allows eligible workers to voluntarily resign and receive compensation and benefits through September 30, 2025. However, employees in essential roles such as military, postal services, immigration, and national security are excluded from this offer.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing the military’s inability to anticipate the deadly Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. His resignation, effective March 6, 2025, comes alongside the intended resignation of Major General Yaron Finkelman, head of the IDF Southern Command.
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel announced his resignation just days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this Monday and return to the Oval Office. Werfel, who still had three years remaining in his term, will step down on January 20, coinciding with Trump’s swearing-in.
South Korea’s Constitutional Court was forced to adjourn its first impeachment hearing for President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday after he failed to attend, citing security concerns. Yoon, impeached in December following his abrupt imposition of martial law, faces charges of insurrection and is subject to an arrest warrant, further complicating the political turmoil.
Residents of Los Angeles are demanding the immediate recall of Mayor Karen Bass (D) as devastating wildfires wreak havoc across the city. A Change.org petition calling for her removal has already garnered 59,150 verified signatures as of Saturday morning.
