The current chairman of the FTC says that the president has the authority to remove commissioners. Two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday they have been removed from the commission. Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced their removals in separate statements. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) also issued a
‘We should find, prosecute, and sanction any Chinese Communist Party official involved in standing up police stations on U.S. soil,’ Rep. Ashley Hinson said. A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bicameral bill to combat China’s efforts to establish secretive police stations on American soil. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who sits on the House
‘The States finally have a welcome partner in the presidency willing to fight for the safety and security of the American people,’ the attorneys general wrote. A coalition of 26 Republican state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on March 18, supporting President Donald Trump’s
Recipients without online accounts will have to do in-person verification to file claims or to change direct deposit information after March 31. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is boosting identity verification measures for two of its services in a bid to combat fraud and protect beneficiary records. By March 31, the SSA “will enforce online
DOGE has said it was forced to call the police to enter the USIP building. The U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, accusing it of “literal trespass and takeover” of the congressionally funded organization. On Tuesday morning, DOGE released a statement on X asserting
The plaintiff did not show it will suffer irreparable injury absent a restraining order, the judge said. A federal judge has declined to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse dozens of public broadcasting stations for upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on March 17 denied the
Multiple Tesla vehicles, showrooms, and charging stations have been attacked across the United States. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on March 18 condemned recent acts of vandalism on Tesla property and confirmed that the Department of Justice had charged several perpetrators behind the attacks. “The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short