After the presidential election, Biden imposed rules on climate, gender, and labor relations before he exited the White House. WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Feb. 4 said that the upper chamber will soon bring legislation to repeal regulations introduced by the Biden administration during its final days in office. Republicans and some Democrats
The proposal would bar ‘Special Government Employees,’ such as Musk, from accessing information stored in the Department of the Treasury’s payments system. WASHINGTON—The leaders of the Democratic caucuses in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Feb. 4 announced that they will introduce legislation to thwart efforts by the Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service
The president says his secretary nominee, Linda McMahon, will be expected to move all of its functions to states. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 4 that he could work with Congress and the teachers’ unions to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, although he also has not ruled out attempting that same action by
About 10 years ago, Louis Sola’s family maritime business was given a concession to build a marina and cruise port on Amador, a causeway located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. “This would have been the very first cruise port in the Pacific,” Sola, who now serves as the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission
Bondi encountered opposition from Democrats concerned about her ability to remain independent from Trump. The Senate voted on Feb. 4 to confirm former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice. The 54-46 vote came a week after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to
Trump said he’s ‘left instructions’ for the United States to take out Iran if the regime kills him. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Feb. 4 that the state of Iran will be annihilated if it assassinates him. “It would be called total obliteration,” he told reporters in the Oval Office in response to a question
The president said he’s in no hurry to speak to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods took effect on Tuesday A call between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is yet to be scheduled, the White House told reporters on Tuesday as U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods took