VOA nominee Kari Lake told staff on Saturday to check their emails ‘immediately.’ President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday that seeks to dismantle eight federal agencies, with the latest action building on his prior directive to eliminate elements of the federal bureaucracy deemed “unnecessary.” The president’s March 14 order directs the agencies to
A separate Homeland Security probe is looking into whether the university is shielding illegal immigrants. The Department of Justice said it is investigating recent events at Columbia University for potential terrorism offenses during campus events protesting the Israel–Hamas war. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Friday that the department is looking at whether Columbia
Goals of the unit include reducing U.S. dependency on Chinese telecom products, preventing cyber attacks, and securing a win in tech rivalry with China. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set up a new national security unit to counter threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other foreign adversaries. Launching the Council for
The president cited the law firm’s involvement in several investigations against him and its pro bono work against Jan. 6 defendants. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday revoking the security clearances of employees at New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Paul Weiss). The suspension was issued “pending a
Republicans say they’re only after fraud and inefficiencies. Democrats say the GOP aims to cut benefits for the most vulnerable. Medicaid, the medical coverage program for low-income Americans, finds itself at the center of a scrum between Republicans and Democrats, haggling over funding President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. Republicans, aiming to improve government efficiency, are
Gov. Mike Dunleavy closes five-day CERAWeek conference by confirming the president’s ‘unleashing American energy’ policies are doing exact that. HOUSTON–Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be fueling East Asian power plants in three years with the accelerated completion of an 807-mile pipeline project and resurrection of a defunct export terminal, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy told
The department has warned schools and colleges that they could lose federal funds over racial discrimination. The Department of Education is investigating more than 50 universities for racial discrimination in accordance with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which the administration considers as discriminatory against certain students based