The United States announced on March 13 that it has sanctioned Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad. Under Paknejad, who has been in his role since August 2024, Iran has “allocated billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil to the Iranian armed forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian Law Enforcement Forces, both
Officials from blue states allege that enacted and planned cuts to the agency are unlawful and unconstitutional. New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 of her peers from other blue states on March 13 announced a federal lawsuit seeking to protect the Department of Education from elimination. Her announcement was made two days after
The Russian president said that a cease-fire would have to deal with the root causes of the conflict before Moscow would agree to halt its invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 13 expressed appreciation for a U.S.-backed cease-fire in Ukraine but stopped short of agreeing to the framework. Putin said that any cease-fire would
Brehm alleged that DOGE employees had approached USADF in late February with plans to reduce the agency’s scope. A federal judge on March 11 declined to temporarily block Pete Marocco, acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), from firing the president of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and being named its
‘Make no mistake, Beijing is actively exploiting weak security protocols,’ Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said. Republican lawmakers have proposed legislation that would block national laboratories from admitting citizens of foreign adversaries, particularly those from communist China. The bill was introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on March 11 amid growing concerns in Washington over intellectual
The proposed rule change would allow new parents to designate other House members to vote on their behalf for up to 12 weeks. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has garnered enough support to force a floor vote on a proposal to allow new parents in the House to vote by proxy. The resolution would allow
The EPA notified grant recipients that they will no longer receive funding under the program. A federal judge asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 12 to submit evidence justifying its decision to terminate a $20 billion climate funding program. Judge Tanya Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said