DOL Suspends Enforcement of Biden-Era Farmworker Rule

The Department of Labor said on Friday that it was suspending a Biden-era regulation aimed at providing workplace organizing protections to foreign farmworkers holding H-2A visas in the United States. The farmworker rule, implemented last year under President Joe Biden’s administration, allowed farmers to hire H-2A workers, or foreign farmworkers on a temporary basis, when

Bipartisan Resistance to ‘Green’ Electricity Cuts Could Zap July 4 Budget Goal

Like its House counterpart, the Senate’s draft version of President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget rescinds billions in approved funding for solar, wind, hydrogen, and carbon capture initiatives authorized under 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and 2021’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Both chambers’ spending plans largely replicate the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill

Visa Specialist No Longer Working for State Department After Hidden Camera Investigation

A U.S. State Department employee responsible for reviewing visa applications has been fired after he admitted on hidden camera that he helped illegal immigrants evade deportation and expressed anti-American sentiment. Visa specialist Arslan Akhtar is no longer working for the State Department following a June 18 undercover investigation by O’Keefe Media Group (OMG), according to

Palantir, Trump Data Order Spark Privacy Concerns, Denial From Company

Palantir Technologies is roundly denying claims it’s building a massive, unified database containing Americans’ personal information, following media coverage implying its work for various federal agencies could enable unprecedented surveillance. On May 30, the New York Times published an article highlighting the potential impact of the more than $900 million worth of federal contracts awarded

Palantir Denies Claims It Is Building Master Database

Palantir Technologies is roundly denying claims it’s building a massive, unified database containing Americans’ personal information, following media coverage implying its work for various federal agencies could enable unprecedented surveillance. On May 30, the New York Times published an article highlighting the potential impact of the more than $900 million worth of federal contracts awarded

Trump Signals Possible Deal With Harvard in ‘Next Week or So’

President Donald Trump said on social media on June 20 that he has been talking with Harvard University officials regarding their “large-scale improprieties” and expects to announce a historic deal soon. “They have acted extremely appropriately during these negotiations, and appear to commit to doing what is right,” he wrote on Truth Social, noting that

Trump Says US Intelligence Community’s Assessment of Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘Was Wrong’

President Donald Trump said on June 20 that his director of national intelligence’s assessment in March that Iran had yet to decide on building a nuclear weapon was wrong. Trump made the remarks to reporters on Friday while standing next to Air Force One at the Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. Original News Source