Trump’s authority to fire officials questioned in court battle over NLRB seat
A judge ruled Trump’s firing of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox unlawful. The Trump administration appealed, asserting the president’s authority to remove officials.
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Palestinian Authority Appears To Resume Terrorism Payments It Vowed To End
JERUSALEM—Less than a month after the Palestinian Authority supposedly ended its longstanding payments for terrorism, the funds appeared to go out this week as usual. The Palestinian Authority post office on Wednesday announced “the start of disbursement of financial allocations tomorrow morning … at main post offices and through ATMs.” While Palestine Post and the
Rep. Roy Says He’s Prepared to Force a Vote on FACE Act’s Repeal
The congressman accused his fellow Republicans of blocking efforts to revoke the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) says he is prepared to force a vote on his FACE Act Repeal Act if his fellow Republicans won’t move the bill forward. The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or
Healey Commits to Meeting US Expectations of Increased Defence Spending, Security Leadership
Britain’s defence spending is due to increase to 2.5 percent of GDP from April 2027, with an ambition to reach 3 percent in the next Parliament. Defence Secretary John Healey has pledged to meet the U.S. call for increased defence spending and greater leadership on Ukraine and European security. Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday
Trump Floats Major Changes to Federal Student Loan Office
The president suggested the office could be moved to another agency and that it’s not the ‘business’ of the Education Department. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested there could be major changes coming to how the federal government operates the federal student loan portfolio. Trump told reporters in the White House that he is considering
Trump casts new doubt on U.S. commitment to defend NATO allies
President Trump suggested Thursday that members of the U.S.-led NATO transatlantic military alliance would not come to the aid of the U.S., should America come under attack. NATO members are bound to back each other militarily in the face of any aggression under the collective defense clause in the alliance’s founding treaty. “Do you think
Trump Threatens Sanctions, Tariffs on Russia
The president did not say what types of additional sanctions or how much in tariffs he would impose on the country. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions and tariffs on Russia on March 7 over its war in Ukraine. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am