Canada’s energy minister proposed a joint strategic minerals reserve to help the U.S. and Canada counter an increasingly aggressive China. A “true energy and minerals alliance” between the United States and Canada could feature a strategic minerals reserve that ensures competitive pricing for critical minerals, in a combined effort to free the global market from
One Democrat attorney general called the offer ‘misleading’ and urged her state’s 29,000 non-military federal workers to ‘read the fine print before signing.’ Two large labor unions and a dozen state attorneys general are warning federal employees not to accept the deferred resignation offer proffered by the Trump administration on Jan. 28. The email offer
The ouster of Trayon White is the first time the council has expelled a member. His trial is set for January 2026. WASHINGTON—The local council in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4 unanimously expelled member Trayon White following bribery allegations. This is the first time the 13-member D.C. Council has expelled a member. Expulsion requires all
The suit comes the same day as a nationwide protest action against DOGE’s planned overhaul of the federal government. WASHINGTON—A coalition of labor unions filed suit against the U.S. Department of Labor and its acting secretary Vince Micone on Feb. 5, in an effort to keep the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was a little-noticed federal agency until it suddenly became the object of a fierce political battle over the limits of presidential power and the accountability of government bureaucracies. When the Trump administration closed the agency’s offices on Feb. 3 and later placed most employees on administrative leave, USAID
The Senate will begin preparations for a two-bill reconciliation process, which is at odds with the House’s plan of one bill. WASHINGTON—The Senate and House of Representatives’s Republican Conferences are moving in opposite directions on legislation to turn President Donald Trump’s policy initiatives into law. For weeks, Republicans in Congress have been discussing the “budget
Elon Musk has ‘access to the best technological people, the best engineers in the world,’ Sean Duffy said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Feb. 5 that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team at the U.S. DOGE Service would soon hone in on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control system. “Talked to the DOGE team.