Trump Signs Order to Surge Deep-Sea Mineral Mining

The minerals in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean are valued in the trillions of dollars, according to a recent scientific report. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 24 fast-tracking a new industry, offshore deep-sea mineral mining in the Pacific Ocean. Trump’s order, titled “Revitalizing American Dominance in Deep Seabed Minerals,” seeks to

Trump Issues Memo Ordering Probe Into Alleged Illegal Election Contributions

The memo follows a congressional inquiry into ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary fundraising platform. WASHINGTON—A new presidential memorandum from the White House aims to crack down on unlawful foreign contributions and money funneled to electoral campaigns using identity theft schemes to evade federal laws. “Notwithstanding these laws designed to protect American democracy, press reports and

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Defund ‘Sanctuary’ Cities

San Francisco, Santa Clara, and 14 other cities sued to stop implementation of executive orders to strip federal taxpayer funding from them. A federal judge has blocked a push by President Donald Trump to federally defund cities that have adopted so-called sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants. In an April 24 order granting a preliminary injunction,