Vance Becomes First Vice President to Serve as RNC’s Top Fundraiser

It’s the latest change to senior leadership at the Republican National Committee as the party looks ahead to 2026. JD Vance was named on March 18 as the finance chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), becoming the first U.S. vice president to serve in that role. “Last year, President [Donald] Trump won an historic

Rubio Warns Venezuela to Accept Deportation Flights or Face Harsh Sanctions

Rubio’s warning follows the Trump’s designation of Tren de Aragua gang members as ‘alien enemies,’ enabling their expedited deportation for national security. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Venezuela that it will face harsh new sanctions if it refuses to accept deportation flights carrying Venezuelan nationals, including members of the Tren de Aragua

Trump Administration Releases More Than 1,000 JFK Assassination Files

‘People have been waiting for decades for this,’ the president said. ‘We have a tremendous amount of paper.’ The Trump administration released thousands of pages of records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) on March 18, almost two months after ordering the attorney general and director of national intelligence to

Trump Administration Releases More Than 2,000 JFK Assassination Files

‘People have been waiting for decades for this,’ the president said. ‘We have a tremendous amount of paper.’ The Trump administration released thousands of pages of records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) on March 18, almost two months after ordering the attorney general and director of national intelligence to

Trump Signs Memo Removing DEI From Foreign Service

The memo is the latest of several executive actions targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the federal government. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on March 18 removing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies from foreign service positions. The order directs all agency heads to avoid basing any foreign service recruitment, hiring, promotion,

Trump Admin Removes Advisory From HHS Website Labeling Gun Violence a Health Crisis

Second Amendment advocates praised the move, but gun control proponents said it puts gun industry profits ahead of children and families. The June 2024 advisory by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declaring violent crime involving guns a public health crisis has been removed from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. The unprecedented

Federal Officials Swear They Did Not Violate Judge’s Order on Deportation Flights

A federal judge ordered officials to provide more information about deportation flights carrying Venezuelans to El Salvador. U.S. officials said in sworn statements on March 18 that they did not violate a federal judge’s order on deportation flights, in part because the flight that left after the order was released carried Venezuelans who were being