Trump Makes 13-Year-Old Cancer Survivor a Secret Service Agent During Speech to Congress

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump used his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to unveil a new member of the U.S. Secret Service—a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor named DJ. Trump said the boy, DJ Daniel, who was dressed in a Houston police uniform and sitting with his father in the gallery of the House

Elon Musk Says Amtrak, US Postal Service Should Be Privatized

Elon Musk is calling for USPS and Amtrak to be privatized, a move that would end their reliance on taxpayer support. Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on reducing government waste and downsizing the federal workforce, has called for privatizing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and passenger rail operator Amtrak. “I think logically,

Washington Mayor to Fired Federal Workers: We Are ‘Here to Support You’

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday held a virtual town hall for federal workers who recently lost their jobs. Bowser hosted the town hall to discuss the impact of federal job losses on the National Capital Region and to share resources with D.C. residents such as unemployment insurance. A new public service career hub has

Judge Blocks NYC’s Bid to Swiftly Recover $80.5 Million in FEMA Grant for Housing Illegal Immigrants

The money had been given to the city during the Biden administration to offset the overcrowding of facilities housing illegal immigrants. A federal judge on March 5 rejected a bid by New York City to force the Trump administration to immediately return its $80.5 million in grants, which were intended to fund portions of the

Federal judge extends block on funding cuts to medical research

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a