Those who decline the offer could be terminated later under ongoing plans to reduce the size of the agency or eventually eliminate it. The U.S. Department of Education has offered most of its employees a buyout offer to leave their posts by the end of this month. The agency confirmed to The Epoch Times that
The pause comes days after a tense exchange between Trump and the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office. The United States has paused aid to Ukraine, a White House official told The Epoch Times on Monday. “The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to
If confirmed, Elbridge Colby would play a key role in advising the secretary of defense and shape U.S. national security policies. WASHINGTON—Some Republicans may still need convincing before they agree to support President Donald Trump’s nominee for a key Pentagon strategy post. Elbridge Colby is set to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee on
X cited privacy protections and lack of legal basis for rejecting the request. Social media platform X has declined Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) request to retrieve and provide her office with more than 24,000 deleted social media posts from William Pulte, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In
As expected, the vote was along party lines. The Senate on March 3 approved Linda McMahon to lead the U.S. Department of Education in a 51–45 vote, with four senators absent. McMahon served as administrator of the Small Business Administration in the first Trump administration and chaired the America First Policy Institute think tank. McMahon
The bill unanimously passed the Senate and still needs to clear the House. A bill that would criminalize deepfake and revenge pornography has secured the backing of First Lady Melania Trump. Delivering her first public remarks since her husband took office, Trump urged Congress to pass the Take It Down Act on March 3, noting
‘We will have it in our possession,’ AG Pam Bondi said. Attorney General Pam Bondi provided more details on the controversy around a release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying she was misled into thinking there were more files and vowed to release “everything” when it comes. “I kept saying, ‘There