Trump Says Education Secretary McMahon Made Decisions on Mass Layoffs

The Department of Education fired more than 1,300 workers. Education Secretary Linda McMahon decided who to fire in the mass layoffs announced this week at the U.S. Department of Education, President Donald Trump said on March 12. “We’re keeping the best people and Linda McMahon is a real professional, very, actually very sophisticated business person,

Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Promotes Fundraiser For Pro-Hamas Activist in ICE Custody

The fundraiser has received nearly $270,000 and will bankroll ‘long-term justice efforts’ to ‘hold those responsible for his unlawful detention accountable’ Rep. Ilhan Omar and daughter Isra Hirsi (@houmanhemmati/X) Isra Hirsi, the daughter of “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), championed a fundraiser supporting Mahmoud Khalil, the student activist and foreign national facing deportation

EPA to Roll Back Raft of Climate Regulations, Including EV Rule

Administrator Lee Zeldin says EPA will reconsider 31 regulations in what he calls the most consequential day of deregulation in American history. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on March 12 made what he called the “largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.” In a video published by the agency, he said the EPA would

More Intelligence and Engineering Troops to Deploy to Southern Border

Around 9,600 U.S. troops are now assigned or scheduled to deploy to the southern border, according to the Northern Command. More than 600 U.S. troops, drawn from units with intelligence gathering and engineering capabilities, are preparing to join expanding military operations along the southern border. The U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), on March 11, announced that

Senate Democrats Won’t Vote for House Bill Approved by Republicans: Schumer

Congress has until March 14 to avert a shutdown. WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats will not vote for the government funding bill passed by House Republicans, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Republicans need Democrat votes to push their bill through the Senate, but the Democrats want a clean 30-day government spending bill. A clean continuing