Judge blocks Trump federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more

A federal judge on Tuesday issued a stay against a White House directive that ordered a spending freeze on federal assistance, which sent Washington into chaos on Tuesday as organizations scrambled to figure out how they are affected after the late-night memo was published by news outlets.  Judge Loren L. AliKhan for the U.S. District

House Oversight Chair Worries Resistance From Federal Agencies Will Sink Efforts to Cut Spending

Sitting on the shelf in the nation’s capital are thousands of ideas for making Uncle Sam cost taxpayers a lot less. Federal departments and agencies haven’t addressed 13,808 cost-saving anti-waste and fraud recommendations from Inspectors-General (IGs), some more than five years old, and nearly 300 more related Government Accountability Office (GAO) ideas, according to government

EXCLUSIVE: Read Jim Acosta’s Resignation Letter to CNN

No one more fully embodied the mainstream media’s smug self-righteousness and sneering disdain for everyday Americans It’s official. Jim Acosta, the obnoxious TV journalist best known for fighting a young female staffer who tried to take away his microphone at the White House, has quit his job at CNN after refusing to accept a humiliating

New White House Press Rules Will Expand Access for ‘New Media Voices’

Independent journalists and content producers are encouraged to apply for admittance to press briefings. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Jan. 28 new guidelines for media access aimed at allowing more independent journalists and content creators into media events. Describing President Donald Trump as the “most accessible” commander-in-chief in the nation’s history, she

Top Senators Call on Trump to Follow Law on Watchdog Terminations

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the president. Senators from both parties are calling on President Donald Trump to follow the law regarding the termination of more than a dozen inspectors general. Trump recently fired the inspectors general, or watchdogs, who conduct investigations into government agencies. While the president