More Than 250 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Deported to El Salvador Prison: Rubio

The United States has designated the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang as a terrorist organization. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 16 that the Trump administration had sent more than 250 Venezuelans accused of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang to a prison in El Salvador amid an active federal court

Lawmakers Urge Trump to Bolster US Cyber Offense to Face China’s Hacking

The lawmakers point to four years of ‘brazen attacks’ by China’s cyber proxies that target government institutions and citizens with ’near impunity.’ A group of senators, led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), has urged President Donald Trump to bolster U.S. cyber defenses in response to China’s persistent onslaught. In a March 11 letter co-signed

Trump Signs Bill Funding Government for 6 Months, Avoiding a Shutdown

Several Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the bill, which funds the government through the end of the fiscal year. President Donald Trump on March 15 signed a bill into law funding the government through the end of September, avoiding the looming threat of a government shutdown. In a post on the social platform X, White

US Expels South Africa’s Ambassador After Cutting Federal Aid

Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order cutting federal aid to South Africa, objecting to its land policy. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States is expelling the South African ambassador, saying he is “no longer welcome in our great country.” In a March 14 post on the social media

GOP Lawmakers Seek to Add ‘Dangers of Communism’ Program to High School Curriculum

‘Communism is a cancer, and it always produces the same results: oppression, suffering and death,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Republican lawmakers have reintroduced a piece of legislation that would create a civic education program that directly addresses the history of communism. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) unveiled the

Review of Greenhouse Gas Rule May Assure Coal Survival, but Not Revival

Revising emission regulations could sustain declining industry, but expansion unlikely in ’the golden age of natural gas.’ HOUSTON—Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s March 12 announcement that he will “reconsider” power plant regulations adopted under the Biden administration is welcome news to the nation’s $28 billion coal-producing industry, mine operators said March 13 at

Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Deport Gang Members Under 1798 Alien Enemies Act

The ACLU and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to speed along deportations of Venezuelan nationals. A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to rapidly deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua through use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. On Saturday, Trump