National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-8

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR               THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBJECT:       Use of Available Department of War Funds for Military Pay and Allowances during the Lapse in Annual Appropriations The current appropriations lapse, which includes a lapse in the annual appropriations that the Congress provides for the pay and allowances

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring

CEMENTING POLICIES THAT DRIVE ACCOUNTABLE HIRING: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order requiring Federal hiring to follow specific policies and procedures established by agency leadership to improve the efficient delivery of government services. The Order directs each agency to establish a Strategic Hiring Committee, consisting of senior agency leadership, to approve all

Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Background.  In just 8 months, my Administration has dramatically reduced the size of the Federal workforce, improving the efficient delivery of Government services while prioritizing hiring in national security,

Supreme Court Seems Inclined to Restrict Race-Based Districting

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 6, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15 seemed likely to limit the use of race-based districting during an oral argument concerning Louisiana’s congressional map. At the same time, some justices on the nation’s highest court pushed back against the idea that