The outlet announced it will take legal action seeking to restore its federal funding. More than 200 U.S.-based employees of Radio Free Asia were informed on March 19 that they would be put on unpaid leave this week after the Trump administration announced it was canceling its funding. Broadcasting across Asia since 1996, Radio Free
The client said a presidential executive order could present a conflict of interest if he retains the firm as defense counsel. New York-based law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Paul Weiss) said in a March 19 court filing that it was fired by a client after President Donald Trump signed an executive order
WASHINGTON—Thousands of pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, were released late in the evening of March 18, revealing details about intelligence-gathering operations but little new information. While researchers have long awaited the declassification, some are questioning the content of the released files and whether more
The president had promised on the campaign trail to get rid of the agency and place education back with states. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, taking a step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge. The order, which
The president had promised on the campaign trail to get rid of the agency and place education back with states. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on March 20 that will facilitate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, taking a step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge. The order, which
The judge rebuked the government’s treatment of the institute’s employees. A federal judge on March 19 decided not to block the Trump administration from firing the leadership of the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) and replacing them with an official from the U.S. Agency for International Development. USIP and five of its board members had
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is the third fugitive on the ‘Most Wanted’ list to be apprehended since Trump’s inauguration. A suspected senior member of the criminal MS-13 gang has been captured, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on March 18. Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, of El Salvador, who is on the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted” list, stands