Rippling has received generous tax breaks from California’s Gavin Newsom and New York’s Kathy Hochul, both champions of expanded paid family leave policies Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul (Getty Images) The Democratic Party’s top payroll vendor, the human resources software company Rippling, has cultivated a “borderline barbaric” internal culture that penalizes employees who take the
3:10 AM Senate OK’s funding for most of DHS The Senate agreed early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to end a standoff in Congress that has led to massive lines and wait times at many airports around the country. The lines were the result of Transportation
The House could act as soon as Friday to reopen most parts of the sprawling agency.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate unanimously approved early Friday a funding package for most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection. The measure now goes to the House, which is expected to
3m ago Senate OK’s TSA funding The Senate agreed early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to end a standoff in Congress that led to massive lines and wait times at airports around the country. The lines were the result of Transportation Security Administration workers going more
The Senate advanced a DHS shutdown deal without ICE or CBP funding, as Republicans plan to use reconciliation to secure immigration enforcement funding long-term.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 26 prohibiting federal contractors and their subcontractors from engaging in practices based on the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) framework.