‘America First does not mean America alone,’ the Treasury secretary said in prepared remarks. The United States will support changes to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to secure economic and financial sustainability, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. Bessent laid out his vision for the twin institutions and America’s involvement,
Terrorist groups exploited Biden-era border policies to plot attacks on US soil, national security adviser warns Mike Waltz (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The Trump administration’s counterterrorism operations have killed 74 terrorists from groups actively plotting attacks against the United States, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Tuesday. “President Trump has eliminated 74 named terrorist leaders that
Tom Homan told reporters that President Donald Trump’s border policies are saving lives and securing the nation. WASHINGTON—Approximately 68,000 illegal aliens were arrested inside the United States over the past three months, Tom Homan, designated the border czar by President Donald Trump, told reporters at the White House on April 23. “And we’re going to
‘In my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch,’ the senator said in a statement. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the longest-serving U.S. senator in Illinois history, announced on April 23 that he will not run for reelection next year, capping a career of more than four decades in Congress. “The decision
The Minneapolis Police Department expressed its displeasure at the decision not to charge the man. A Minnesota state employee will not be prosecuted over allegedly keying six Teslas. Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty will alternatively request that Dylan Bryan Adams, a program consultant for the state’s Department of Human Services, be sent to a
Birth rates have been on the decline since the 1960s, reaching a record low in 2023. President Donald Trump has signaled a willingness to issue a financial bonus to mothers when they give birth. The president was asked by reporters on April 22 whether he might consider “some kind of bonus” to women for having
The move paves the way for President Donald Trump to nominate another member that would give the panel a Republican majority. Willie Phillips, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) who served as its chairman under the Biden administration, resigned on April 21, the commission said. Phillips, a Democrat, served as FERC’s chairman