April 17, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Extension of Hiring Freeze By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby extend through July 15, 2025, the freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees within the
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) was established by Proclamation 8336 of January 6, 2009 (Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument), and then further expanded by Proclamation 9173 of September 25, 2014 (Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion).
The Trump administration imposed sanctions against the International Bank of Yemen and several of its leaders for allegedly aiding Houthis.
‘Beijing’s tacit support’ of Houthi attacks is ‘yet another example of China’s empty claims to support peace,’ senior US official says Xi Jinping (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images), Houthi helicopter (Houthi Military Media/Reuters) A Chinese satellite company with ties to the Communist country’s military is providing imagery to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis to help target American
EXTENDING THE HIRING FREEZE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum extending the hiring freeze for an additional three months. The freeze, originally implemented on January 20, 2025, prohibits filling vacant federal civilian positions or creating new ones, with minor exceptions. Exemptions from the freeze for necessary positions—including for immigration enforcement, national security,
Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War but later became a sharp critic of the Biden administration over its chaotic withdrawal from that conflict, is reenlisting in the military and will serve in the Marine Reserves. In a briefing with reporters on Thursday before his
UNLEASHING OPPORTUNITY IN THE PACIFIC: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation to unleash American commercial fishing in the Pacific Ocean—a key component of the America First Fishing Policy. The proclamation opens the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing, boosting the economy of American Samoa. It allows U.S.-flagged vessels to