‘These taxpayer-funded benefits should be only for eligible taxpayers,’ said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on April 15 directing several federal agencies to take measures to prevent Social Security payments from going to ineligible people such as illegal immigrants and fraudsters. The memorandum was directed at the Social
‘These taxpayer-funded benefits should be only for eligible taxpayers,’ said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order on April 15 directing that measures be taken to prevent Social Security from being obtained by illegal aliens, fraudsters, and other ineligible people, according to White House press secretary
The Justice Department is prioritizing deportation of the suspect rather than prosecution. A federal judge in Virginia has granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) request to dismiss a gun charge against a Salvadoran national whom Trump administration officials have called a senior leader of the notorious MS-13 transnational gang—clearing the way for his possible swift
Both governors say the changes will fight chronic disease and refocus SNAP on nutrition rather than subsidizing unhealthy, processed food. Arkansas and Indiana each submitted waivers on April 15 seeking federal approval to remove soft drinks and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
‘It became clear that the majority of these projects had sky-high administration fees,’ the agency says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on April 15 that it terminated a $3.1 billion climate-related farming program after finding that it didn’t align with the Trump administration’s priorities. An archived USDA dashboard on its website had said
The speaker answered a question about whether taxes could be raised to 40 percent for some wealthier Americans. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he likely will not support a measure to hike taxes on wealthy Americans, saying he and his party prefer tax reduction across the board. Johnson was asked Sunday by Fox
The suspect allegedly sent death threats and disturbing images over several days in late March and early April. A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with transmitting threats to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, according to the Department of Justice. The Georgia case comes amid a series of incidents