Trump may act fast on the border, energy, electric vehicles, Jan. 6 pardons, DEI, ‘wokeness’ in education, Ukraine, China, the economy, and much more. WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump will issue a flurry of executive orders right after being sworn in on Monday. Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration advisor, reportedly outlined some of Trump’s prospective measures in a
Trump may act fast on the border, energy, electric vehicles, Jan. 6 pardons, DEI, ‘wokeness’ in education, Ukraine, China, the economy, and much more. WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump will issue a flurry of executive orders right after being sworn in on Jan. 20. Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration adviser, reportedly outlined some of Trump’s prospective measures in
Martin Van Buren should never have been president. That’s not an insult. America’s eighth chief executive belongs to a distinct phylum of presidents: those who possessed skills both extraordinary enough to elevate them to the White House and yet not quite aligned with what the nation actually needs from a commander in chief. James Madison,
A congressional investigation found that EcoHealth Alliance and Daszak facilitated gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, without proper oversight. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has formally banned pandemic research nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance and its former president, Peter Daszak, from receiving federal funding for five years. The House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the
The swearing-in ceremony has been moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda because of expected inclement weather. WASHINGTON—Anti-scale fences are up, roadblocks are ready, and driving will be like navigating a maze as the nation’s capital prepares for President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. Trump’s inaugural team has put together a weekend of celebratory events that
Two broad ways to define President Joe Biden’s energy legacy are through policy influence going forward and public perception going backward. On one hand, Biden’s energy legacy will unfold over the next decade as the regulatory reach of the 2021–2022 “new green deal” bills he championed are challenged in the GOP-held Congress and by an
With a foot out the door of the Oval Office, President Joe Biden, in a meaningless but official-looking document, declared that the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which failed in 1982 when the extended period specified by Congress for its ratification elapsed, has actually been ratified and is now the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of