WASHINGTON—A tree that’s nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it’s deteriorating, President Donald Trump said Sunday. The southern magnolia stands near the curved portico on the south side of the building. It’s where foreign leaders are often welcomed for ceremonial visits, and where the president departs to board
The FTC is ordered to prevent ‘unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive conduct in the secondary ticketing market.’ President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at curbing “exploitative ticket scalping” and price-gouging practices in live entertainment events. The order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to work with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney
Judge says the plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success in demonstrating that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s actions are ‘unauthorized by law.’ A federal judge in California on Monday has put a pause on the Trump administration’s plan to terminate the temporary protected status (TPS) of 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants, whose legal status was set to
The action targets the officials for their role in ‘coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning’ dissidents in Hong Kong and abroad. WASHINGTON—The United States on March 31 sanctioned six Beijing and Hong Kong officials for abuses in the China-ruled city and efforts of transnational repression on U.S. soil, the first such step that the new Trump
The new Investment Accelerator will help ‘cut through red tape’ and allow businesses to quickly use capital and create jobs, according to the White House. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday creating the United States Investment Accelerator, a new office within the Commerce Department aimed at streamlining the implementation of the CHIPS Act
‘All combat roles will only have sex-neutral standards. Common sense,’ the defense secretary says. The Defense Department on Monday revealed that it would be imposing “sex-neutral” standards for military combat roles. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the changes to its physical fitness requirements in an effort to “fix” the standards that he said were “lowered”
The announcement followed Columbia University’s pledge to comply with federal requirements and protect Jewish students. The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration will examine $8.7 billion in contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University as part of an ongoing joint task force investigation into campus anti-Semitism, the agencies announced on