Trump Signs Order to Ramp Up US Production of Critical Earth Minerals

The administration will soon sign a rare earth mineral deal with Ukraine, the president said. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to boost the mining and production of critical minerals in the United States, including uranium, copper, potash, and gold. The order gives each federal department head involved in permitting U.S.

House Committee Presses Universities for Information on Chinese Students, Citing National Security

‘America’s student visa system has become a Trojan horse for Beijing,’ the committee chairman warned. The House Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) asked six leading universities Wednesday for detailed information on Chinese students enrolled in their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. Committee chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) penned the letter, addressed

Federal Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Social Security Information for Now

‘The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic,’ the judge wrote. A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), fronted by Elon Musk, from personal Social Security Administration (SSA) information, delivering another judicial setback for the Trump administration. In a

Interest Groups Call on Social Security Agency to Reverse Course on In-Person Requirement

The agency recently said that some customer service requests will need to be handled in-person. Two prominent interest groups representing some retired Americans called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reverse a recent decision that requires some customer service requests to be handled in person rather than remotely. Earlier this week, acting Social Security