Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United

Trump Signs Memorandum Directing Review of Federal Funding for NGOs

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‘It is the policy of my Administration to stop funding NGOs that undermine the national interest,’ Trump’s memo reads. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Feb. 6 ordering a review of all funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that receive money from federal agencies. The executive memo, “Advancing United States Interests When Funding,” directs all heads

What to know about Elon Musk’s latest cost-cutting efforts at DOGE

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The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was created by President Trump on Jan. 20 with a mission to slash federal spending. Since then, the task force led by billionaire Elon Musk says it has saved more than $1 billion by canceling diversity, equity and inclusion contracts, among other expenses, according to DOGE’s

2 Decades Ago, a Senator’s Probe of USAID Funding Led to Government Transparency Reform

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Public disclosure of federal spending today is thanks largely to a Republican senator from Oklahoma. News Analysis Revelations that USAID officials are spending hundreds of millions of U.S. tax dollars overseas for controversial projects such as advancing atheism in Nepal and funding “transgender opera” in Columbia are nothing new. Nearly 20 years ago, in October