White House Clarifies Executive Order Pausing IRA Disbursements

The Office of Management and Budget said the order only applied to some programs under the Inflation Reduction Act. The White House Office of Management and Budget released a memo this week clarifying what authorized allocations can potentially be rescinded from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law under a Jan. 20 executive

Musk’s Efficiency Drive Sets Sights on the Penny

Nixing the coin could be one of DOGE’s recommendations for slashing government waste. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the U.S. penny, or the cent, as something to eliminate to save costs. “The penny costs over 3 cents to make and cost US taxpayers over $179 million in FY2023,” the department wrote

Trump Terminates Fauci’s Security Detail

Trump has stripped other former Trump administration officials of their security detail since taking office. President Donald Trump has terminated former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci’s security detail. Trump justified the move on Jan. 24. “When you work for government, at some point, your security detail comes off and you

Trump Gives 2 Conditions to California Before Offering Federal Aid for Wildfires

They involve voter identification rules and water, the president signaled. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants Los Angeles and California to fulfill two requirements before he offers federal support to wildfire-devastated areas in the state. “I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a

Trump Says He Plans to Overhaul or Eliminate FEMA in Executive Order

‘I think, frankly, FEMA is not good,’ Trump said. ‘You want to use your state to fix [a disaster], and not waste time calling FEMA.’ President Donald Trump said he would be signing an executive order to start the process of fundamentally overhauling or “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), while touring