Trump issues executive order prioritizing federal funding for school choice programs

President Trump expected to sign order freeing up funding for school choice President Trump expected to sign order freeing up funding for school choice 01:45 President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order that prioritizes and frees up federal funding for school choice programs, directing the Secretaries of Education and Labor to “review their respective

Senate Confirms Zeldin to Head Environmental Protection Agency

The former New York congressman will lead the agency whose budget and scope the Trump administration is certain to slash. Former New York congressman Lee Zeldin has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which, under President Donald Trump, is expected to see a significant slash in regulatory oversight and

Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison

NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday afternoon in a Lower Manhattan court. Menendez, 71, was convicted last July on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors had been calling for Menendez to serve 15 years, citing “the seriousness of the defendants’ crimes, the

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Faces Senate Scrutiny as Washington Post Dismisses His Defense

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing was anything but ordinary. Nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy faced fierce questioning over his past statements and positions. The Washington Post, in its coverage, painted him as a conspiracy theorist struggling to defend himself. That is not surprising,