WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump used his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to unveil a new member of the U.S. Secret Service—a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor named DJ. Trump said the boy, DJ Daniel, who was dressed in a Houston police uniform and sitting with his father in the gallery of the House
Elon Musk is calling for USPS and Amtrak to be privatized, a move that would end their reliance on taxpayer support. Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on reducing government waste and downsizing the federal workforce, has called for privatizing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and passenger rail operator Amtrak. “I think logically,
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday held a virtual town hall for federal workers who recently lost their jobs. Bowser hosted the town hall to discuss the impact of federal job losses on the National Capital Region and to share resources with D.C. residents such as unemployment insurance. A new public service career hub has
The money had been given to the city during the Biden administration to offset the overcrowding of facilities housing illegal immigrants. A federal judge on March 5 rejected a bid by New York City to force the Trump administration to immediately return its $80.5 million in grants, which were intended to fund portions of the
The judge ruled in response to a lawsuit from 22 state attorneys general that says the NIH cuts are unlawful. A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on March 5, blocking the Trump administration from instituting funding cuts for administrative costs associated with research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). U.S. District Judge Angel
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), proposed to transform the agency’s research and restore public trust in the institution at his confirmation hearing on March 5. The physician and former Stanford University professor first drew public attention in 2020 for his criticism of COVID-19-era interventions such as mask
Blanche will take over for Emil Bove, another former Trump defense lawyer, who has served as acting deputy attorney general. The Senate on March 5 confirmed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, to serve as deputy attorney general, second-in-command of the Justice Department. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52–46 to confirm Blanche, with