The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote after McConnell voted no to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the new secretary of defense. The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense in a late-night session on Jan. 24 that came down to a tie-breaking decision from Vice President JD Vance after Sen. Mitch McConnell
The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote after McConnell voted no to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the new secretary of defense. The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense in a late-night session on Jan. 24 that came down to a tie-breaking decision from Vice President JD Vance after Sen. Mitch McConnell
The order also reverses Biden-era policies that allegedly circumvented the amendment’s provisions. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reaffirming the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding federal ban on taxpayer funding for elective abortions. Trump signed the order, titled “Enforcing the Hyde Amendment,” on Jan. 24, stating that the amendment’s ban on using taxpayer dollars
Six decades of race- and gender-based government hiring initiatives are set to end. President Donald Trump has repealed a legal landmark from the earliest days of the federal government that obliged federal contractors to establish “affirmative action” programs aimed at increasing workplace diversity. Trump’s Jan. 21 order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”
JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israeli troops will remain in Lebanon beyond the 60-day deadline set by the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah. Netanyahu’s office said Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon was “conditioned on the Lebanese Army deploying in southern Lebanon and fully and effectively enforcing the agreement.” Under the ceasefire, the Lebanese
Trump has signed an order to halt enforcement for 75 days. President Donald Trump has prompted TikTok to restore service for its users despite a divest-or-ban law from Congress but questions remain as to whether the executive order will withstand judicial scrutiny or allow tech companies to avoid liability. Here is a breakdown of the
The companies who hired him for ‘diversity audits’ could face legal jeopardy Getty Images President Donald Trump has taken significant action through executive orders to dismantle the diversity, equity, and inclusion complex that has taken hold in federal departments and in much of corporate America. For example, he instructed the federal government to investigate private