The president’s order aims to reverse Biden-era policies that fund so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ for individuals under 19 years old. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to protect children under the age of 19 from gender transitions. The order signed on Tuesday ends all federal support for the surgeries. “Accordingly, it is the policy
Senators question experts during a hearing on national security and trade implications surrounding the Panama Canal. An international law expert testifying before the U.S. Senate on national security threats to the Panama Canal said that “foreign operation” of the canal is prohibited and that China’s de facto control of ports on both ends of the
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services will appear before two panels on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will appear on Jan. 29 at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee
The judge ordered a brief administrative stay on portions of the freeze. A federal judge temporarily blocked part of President Donald Trump’s directive to pause federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance on Jan. 28, hours after advocacy groups and several Democratic state attorneys general filed lawsuits against the administration. During a Tuesday afternoon hearing
Sitting on the shelf in the nation’s capital are thousands of ideas for making Uncle Sam cost taxpayers a lot less. Federal departments and agencies haven’t addressed 13,808 cost-saving anti-waste and fraud recommendations from Inspectors-General (IGs), some more than five years old, and nearly 300 more related Government Accountability Office (GAO) ideas, according to government
Independent journalists and content producers are encouraged to apply for admittance to press briefings. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Jan. 28 new guidelines for media access aimed at allowing more independent journalists and content creators into media events. Describing President Donald Trump as the “most accessible” commander-in-chief in the nation’s history, she
Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the president. Senators from both parties are calling on President Donald Trump to follow the law regarding the termination of more than a dozen inspectors general. Trump recently fired the inspectors general, or watchdogs, who conduct investigations into government agencies. While the president