The action targets the officials for their role in ‘coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning’ dissidents in Hong Kong and abroad. WASHINGTON—The United States on March 31 sanctioned six Beijing and Hong Kong officials for abuses in the China-ruled city and efforts of transnational repression on U.S. soil, the first such step that the new Trump
The new Investment Accelerator will help ‘cut through red tape’ and allow businesses to quickly use capital and create jobs, according to the White House. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday creating the United States Investment Accelerator, a new office within the Commerce Department aimed at streamlining the implementation of the CHIPS Act
‘All combat roles will only have sex-neutral standards. Common sense,’ the defense secretary says. The Defense Department on Monday revealed that it would be imposing “sex-neutral” standards for military combat roles. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the changes to its physical fitness requirements in an effort to “fix” the standards that he said were “lowered”
The announcement followed Columbia University’s pledge to comply with federal requirements and protect Jewish students. The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration will examine $8.7 billion in contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University as part of an ongoing joint task force investigation into campus anti-Semitism, the agencies announced on
Tensions have been simmering between the United States and communist China as the two countries escalate tariffs on each other’s imports. Meanwhile, Beijing’s rhetoric has become increasingly confrontational. In early March, the Chinese Embassy in Washington shared a social media post from its Foreign Ministry, repeating its message: “If war is what the U.S. wants,
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to take action against a man who posted a video on social media that incites violence against federal immigration officers. “If you threaten or attempt to harm a law enforcement officer we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,” Noem said on X
‘This is a very expensive job,’ Musk said. White House special adviser Elon Musk said that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is hurting the stock price of his electric vehicle company, Tesla, amid protests and vandalism. His role in the White House and DOGE, which President Donald Trump created via executive order in January,