Google Maps has officially updated its platform to reflect the recent renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a change that began appearing for U.S. users on Monday. This move was made in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order issued on Jan. 20, which directed the name change. According to
News Analysis A week after Canada was granted a pause on a broad 25 percent tariff, U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no time on his next target, slapping a 25 percent surtax on all steel and aluminum imports. Canadian industry groups, who are the highest exporter of the two products to the United States, say
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with the Ukrainian president and discuss the United States’ financial involvement in the country. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discuss the United States’ financial involvement in the country. President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 11 that Bessent would
Many cuts have been made at the Department of Education, according to a list of DOGE actions provided by the White House. WASHINGTON—A new list from the White House assesses the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) financial impact so far at more than $3.4 billion, with substantial savings realized through cuts to the Department of
Witnesses scheduled to testify include a former FBI agent who is now senior director for federal affairs at the Foundation for Government Accountability. WASHINGTON—When Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) convenes Wednesday’s House subcommittee hearing on improper payments by federal agencies, the panel will take aim at a target-rich environment. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the
The JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations are just part of the cases the task force will look into, the lawmaker said. High-profile assassinations, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), and the truth about 9/11 are just a few of the long-kept federal secrets that a new House Oversight and Government Reform Committee task force intends to investigate
The Hatch Act is a federal law that prohibits political activity by federal workers. A former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee who issued a directive for FEMA workers not to inspect homes with Trump signs in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida violated the Hatch Act, according to a Feb. 11 complaint filed