President Trump is tapping Alice Johnson, the 69-year-old grandmother he granted clemency in his first term over long-ago drug offenses, to be his “pardon czar.” The president made the announcement during a Black History Month event in the White House East Room Thursday afternoon. Johnson spent over 21 years in prison for nonviolent drug-related crimes
More than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this month as part of the government-wide cuts to recently hired federal workers ordered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, task force. The cuts amounted to around 100 probationary workers, multiple current and
Attorney General Pam Bondi said at CPAC on Thursday that anti-Israel protesters in the United States on visas "need to be kicked out of this country."
The five largest U.S. public school districts stand to lose more than $5 billion in federal funds per year if they refuse to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order barring progressive ideologies such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools. Under a Jan. 29 executive order from Trump, districts face federal funding
A group of migrants are suing the Trump administration for ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 600,000 Venezuelans, claiming the move is unlawful and racially motivated.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is all in on President Donald Trump's mission to overhaul and downsize the federal government through his recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
Federal officials took down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed a database that tracked misconduct by federal law enforcement officers. The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database was taken down in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump, the DOJ said in a website notice. The