Dollar General is looking to grow same-store sales by 2% to 3% in each of the next two years and boost earnings by 10% in 2026.

Dollar General has made the decision to cut ties with less than 1 percent of the stores in its fleet. The discount retailer announced Thursday on its 2024 earnings call that it plans to close 96 namesake stores and 45 of its Popshelf stores,

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”

Attorneys general from 20 states joined the lawsuit to block President Trump's effort to dismantle the agency.

A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte laid on the praise for President Donald Trump on Thursday as the two met in the Oval Office at a time when the president’s comments have raised doubts about his commitment to the transatlantic alliance and its mutual defense treaty.

Trump has repeatedly expressed his contention that European countries have been taking advantage of the U.S. by not spending more on defense.

President Donald Trump hosts NATO secretary general Mark Rutte. The leader of the 32-member transatlantic military alliance meets Trump at a key moment for Europe and NATO, with Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russia leaving members uneasy.