‘We have placed a number of USAID employees on administrative leave with full pay and benefits until further notice,’ USAID’s acting administrator said. Officials who work at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have been placed on leave because they allegedly tried to find a way around executive orders from President Donald Trump, according
President also signs order barring transgender troops (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that abolishes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the military. The “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” order, released late Monday night, states that such programs “undermine leadership, merit, and unit cohesion, thereby eroding lethality and force readiness”
Even before the Los Angeles wildfires broke out, 6 in 10 Californians said the state was heading in the wrong direction. Add in the blazes that have since exposed Gavin Newsom’s incompetent governing, and it’s clear that Newsom’s flacks have their work cut out for them. We can almost sympathize, then, with the Newsom administration’s
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to develop an American version of the Israeli “Iron Dome” missile defense system, citing an increasing “threat from next-generation strategic weapons.” Trump pledged on the campaign trail that he would “direct our military to begin construction of the great Iron Dome missile defense shield, which will
Some lawmakers from the Democratic Party have called on the Office of Management and Budget to reverse the memo. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed federal agencies, in a Jan. 27 memorandum, to suspend the distribution of grants, loans, and other financial assistance while the programs are under review. A memo, from OMB
The veteran educator is represented by the same legal defense fund that vindicated a praying high school football coach in a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court case. The lunch period was a sacred time for Marisol Arroyo-Castro. Rather than joining other faculty members in the lounge, she remained alone in her empty classroom, holding her crucifix,
ICE says its targeted enforcement operations involve ‘planned arrests of known criminal aliens who threaten national security or public safety.’ President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to deport illegal immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a number of “targeted enforcement operations” in major cities, yielding hundreds of arrests per