Trump Moves to Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards

‘‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances … less useful, more breakable, and more expensive to repair,’ the presidential memo states. President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.” In a memo to the secretary of the Department of Energy, Trump said, “Water conservation requirements

US Peace Efforts in DRC Could Usurp Chinese Regime’s Grip in Region: Analysts

Closer ties could also mean a rare earth windfall for the United States. The United States has taken a major step toward breaking Beijing’s stranglehold on critical minerals by helping broker a cease-fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eastern DRC has some of the world’s largest deposits of such minerals, including cobalt, copper, and

Defense Secretary Orders Military Service Academies to Adopt Merit-Based Admissions Policies

Pete Hegseth has given the secretaries of the military departments 30 days to certify that they will use merit-based admissions in 2026 and onward. The U.S. military service academies will soon have to certify that they make no consideration of race, ethnicity, or sex in their admissions processes and instead decide appointments by merit alone.

Judge Allows CIA to Fire Doctor Who Helped Enforce Military COVID Mandate

The CIA maintained that Adirim was not terminated over politics but because of ’multiple complaints’ from CIA staff about her conduct in the workplace. A federal judge has denied an emergency bid by Dr. Terry Adirim to halt her dismissal from the CIA, rejecting her claims that political activists orchestrated her firing in retaliation for

Judge Allows CIA to Fire Doctor Who Helped Enforce Military COVID-19 Mandate

The CIA maintained that Adirim was not terminated over politics but because of ’multiple complaints’ from CIA staff about her conduct in the workplace. A federal judge has denied an emergency bid by Dr. Terry Adirim to halt her dismissal from the CIA, rejecting her claims that political activists orchestrated her firing in retaliation for

DHS Says Arrests ‘On the Table’ for Lawmakers After ICE Detention Center Incident

The lawmakers deny wrongdoing after Homeland Security accused them of forcing their way past an ICE facility gate and ‘body slamming a female ICE officer.’ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Saturday that Democratic lawmakers involved in a confrontation at a federal immigration facility in New Jersey could face arrest, citing body camera footage

US and China Conclude First Round of Trade Talks, Will Resume Sunday

The first round of talks went on for more than ten hours. Negotiators from the United States and China have finished their first round of trade talks in Switzerland and scheduled a second for May 11. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer began meetings in Geneva with a Chinese delegation of