‘A president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress,’ the judge wrote. A federal judge on May 22 extended her temporary block on President Donald Trump’s plans to carry out large-scale workforce reductions while a legal challenge plays out, saying his administration cannot restructure the government without the consent of Congress.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has earmarked Australia’s impending ‘Revive’ National Cultural Policy. Australia has been named as one of several governments that “undercut” the U.S. film industry, according to a social media post by a top U.S. trade official. On May 23, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wrote about the Trump administration’s efforts to
Inflation Reduction Act rewrite would block access to key U.S. subsidies starting in 2026. Chinese clean energy companies would be excluded from tax benefits they enjoyed under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), should the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, currently considered by the U.S. Congress, become law. The act, a budget reconciliation package aimed to
The GAO says the Transportation Department had overstepped its authority in a directive to revoke EV-related funding that had been mandated by Congress. A government watchdog says President Donald Trump’s administration may have violated a little-known federal law through a move to rescind funding for a Biden-era electric vehicle (EV) program. The law in question,
A new MAHA report explores the root causes of increasing sickness among children, pointing to factors such as ultra-processed foods and exposure to chemicals. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump held an event on Thursday at the White House to highlight the first report from the Commission to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), which focuses on improving childhood
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised to be helpful in any way possible to facilitate passage of legislation countering the Chinese regime’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting. The question came up at the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where Rubio testified on May 21 about the State Department’s 2026 budget proposal. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), who
Prescription drugs cost more in the United States than anywhere else in the world. President Donald Trump and some bipartisan senators want to change that. Trump has so far issued several actions related to prescription drug prices. The latest, announced May 12, is a Most Favored Nation Prescription Drug policy, requiring pharmaceutical companies to offer their