Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promised to work closely with staff in keeping the American people ‘first and foremost.’ As Americans’ “first line of defense,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will pursue all legal avenues for keeping the United States safe, Secretary Kristi Noem said on Jan. 28. “I tell people, we
Opponents sued to stop the pause, saying it violates a 1974 law that protects funds already authorized by Congress. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a pause on outgoing federal grant and loan money on Jan. 27, requiring agencies to examine in detail how taxpayer dollars are being spent. “This temporary
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