Rubio Hosts Quad Counterparts on Day 1 as Secretary of State

The partnership is a key component in the U.S. strategy to counter communist China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. WASHINGTON—Newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent his first day on the job engaging with his peers from Australia, India, and Japan—a grouping of four that share concerns about the growing challenges from communist China.

DHS Reintstates ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

The goal was to prevent illegal immigrants from making fraudulent asylum claims that gave them a pathway to await their court appearance while living in the US. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reinstated the “Remain in Mexico” program that sends asylum seekers who traveled through Mexico, back to Mexico rather than allowing them

Acting FDIC Chair Promises ‘Wholesale Review’ of Regulatory Priorities

Travis Hill detailed new priorities for FDIC oversight, focusing on mergers, technology, and bank failures in 2023 in order to grow the U.S. economy. The new Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) acting chair under President Donald Trump laid out a series of priorities aimed at streamlining the agency’s approach to bank oversight in a statement

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website that the FBI once called “the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet.”  Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, his social media site, that he had

Mayhem at Columbia: Pro-Hamas Students Storm Classroom, Target Jewish Students With Anti-Semitic Flyers on First Day of Spring Semester

Anti-Israel student activists unleashed mayhem at Columbia University on Tuesday afternoon, which marked the beginning of the spring semester. Several keffiyeh-clad student activists stormed an Israeli history class and passed out anti-Semitic flyers glorifying Hamas, depicting the Star of David being crushed, and promising violence. Others vandalized the campus and called on their followers to

22 states sue Trump administration over birthright citizenship order

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday to stop President Trump’s executive order that seeks to eliminate birthright citizenship. Mr. Trump invoked presidential powers to begin his long-promised immigration crackdown shortly after taking office on Monday. His executive actions included an order directing the federal government to stop issuing