US House Votes to Block California’s Plan to Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Cars

California’s regulations would have raised costs for consumers and threatened critical supply chains if they weren’t repealed, lawmakers said. The U.S. House of Representatives voted on May 1 to block California’s plan to phase out the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, although California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the vote was illegal. The Republican-controlled House

State Department Celebrates Foreign Affairs Day

Deputy Secretary of the Department of State Christopher Landau and the department’s Bureau of Global Talent Management senior bureau official Lew Olowski deliver remarks at the Department of State’s 60th annual Foreign Affairs Day celebration at 9:30 a.m. ET on May 2. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting –

Trump Proposes Cutting Government Spending by $163 Billion in New Budget Plan

The president’s proposal, expected to be released on Friday, does not affect defense, Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is planning to unveil on Friday a budget blueprint that calls for slashing federal spending on key nondefense programs by $163 billion, targeting renewable energy, education, and foreign aid, according to a White House

Trump Orders to Cut Federal Funding for NPR and PBS, Citing Biased Reporting

The president said that providing funding to NPR and PBS runs counter to the ‘principle of impartiality.’ President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1 seeking to end federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) over what he called “biased and partisan news coverage” from the news

Rubio Says Biden State Department Compiled ‘Disinformation’ Dossier on Trump Official

‘There’s at least one person at this table today who had a dossier,’ Rubio said at an April 30 Cabinet meeting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the State Department under President Joe Biden compiled dossiers on people it accused of spreading disinformation—with at least one of them being a member of

Congressional Republicans Remain Divided on Medicaid Funding as Committee Vote Nears

The cost of Medicaid, which covers 90 million low-income Americans, has doubled in 10 years, making it a key issue in spending negotiations. WASHINGTON—House Republicans have yet to reach an agreement on Medicaid spending as a possible committee vote on the matter is less than a week away. Medicaid has emerged as a central issue

DOGE Team Member Details Backlash After Leaving Harvard to Work for Agency

‘I dropped out of Harvard and came here to serve my country, and it’s been unfortunate to see lost friendships,’ the staffer says. A staffer of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on May 1 that he dropped out of Harvard University to join the advisory commission and described losing friends and facing social