Washington — President Trump on Monday took the first steps toward his administration creating a government-owned investment fund, tasking the heads of the Treasury Department and Commerce Department with beginning the process to create an American sovereign wealth fund. Mr. Trump signed an executive order that charges Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick, Mr.
‘We will pursue any and all legal action against anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people,’ interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin wrote to Musk. The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia released a statement Monday assuring he will take legal action against any attempts to impede Elon Musk and
Following the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in January, President Trump ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in California’s Central Valley, more than 100 miles away from the fire zones. Mr. Trump had claimed that California withheld water supplies that could have made a difference
Cardi B had said she paid ‘out of pocket’ for Harris campaign appearance Cardi B speaks during a campaign rally for Kamala Harris (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Kamala Harris’s campaign paid nearly $100,000 to a shell company for former president Barack Obama to travel to events and roughly $60,000 to rapper Cardi B, who said she “didn’t get a dollar” to appear alongside the
The head of Oklahoma state schools defended his stance of allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement into schools on Wednesday, after a furious clash with CNN.
Multiple universities have started dismantling DEI programs in wake of Trump policies University of Minnesota logo (Facebook), Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The University of Minnesota is “reassessing” its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on DEI initiatives in the federal government and higher education. “In the last few weeks the
Rubio’s remarks were made amid speculation about the agency’s future. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday confirmed he’s now the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) amid public comments about the future of the foreign aid organization. While speaking to reporters in El Salvador, Rubio confirmed he would be