STOPPING INVASIVE CARP: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential memorandum to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. The memorandum directs his administration to expeditiously implement the most effective mechanisms, barriers, and other measures to prevent the migration and expansion of invasive carp in the Great Lakes Basin and the surrounding region. It
KEEPING OUR PROMISE TO OUR VETERANS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to provide better care to our veterans, improve accountability for such care, and establish a National Center for Warrior Independence for homeless veterans. The Order directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the National Center for Warrior Independence on
ACCELERATING DEREGULATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order directing a little-known but critically important federal entity, the Office of the Federal Register, to speed up publishing time and decrease costs. These changes will enable agencies to more quickly and effectively restore freedom through President Trump’s deregulatory agenda. The order directs that the
The Trump administration is “actively looking at” the possibility of suspending the writ of habeas corpus to handle people the administration says aren’t in the country legally, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday. A writ of habeas corpus requires authorities to produce in court an individual they are holding and justify
Over a dozen largely Democratic states are suing President Trump’s administration over his efforts to fast-track energy projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws. Mr. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency” on the first day of his presidency — part of Mr. Trump’s push to expand U.S. oil and
At least six of the Columbia students arrested for storming a Columbia University library on Wednesday are repeat offenders, including one student who demanded humanitarian aid from the university, a Washington Free Beacon review found. They had already been arrested and disciplined for their involvement in earlier campus building raids or in last spring’s encampments.
President Trump on Thursday hailed his new trade pact with the U.K. as a “maxed out deal” that will serve as a template for agreements with other nations. But some experts are taking a dimmer view, noting that the U.K. agreement suggests high tariffs are set to remain in place for the long term. Although