The FCC chair says the initiative seeks to repeal outdated rules hindering investment, aligning with the Trump administration’s deregulation agenda. Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has unveiled a sweeping regulatory rollback initiative that opens every single existing FCC rule, regulation, or guidance document to potential revision or outright elimination. Dubbed “In re:
The president says he would demand ‘full and complete accountability for the wrongs and abuses that occurred.’ President Donald Trump gave a wide-ranging speech at the Department of Justice on March 14, denouncing what he described as “weaponization” by the previous administration and vowing to beef up the nation’s law enforcement. “Our predecessors turned this
The two discussed the redevelopment of Penn Station, congestion pricing, tariffs, and energy policy, according to the governor’s office. President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday held a productive discussion in the Oval Office on various topics, according to Hochul’s office. “Governor Hochul and President Trump covered a broad range of
The Elon Musk-led advisory body gives update on the federal government’s cost-cutting progress. The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said that over two days this week, federal agencies canceled 239 “wasteful spending” contracts that saved more than $400 million. “Over the last two days, agencies terminated 239 wasteful contracts with a total ceiling
Congress has until midnight tonight to avert a government shutdown. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on March 14 advanced a House-approved bill to keep the government open hours before a shutdown is set to begin. After days of speculation about its ultimate fate in the upper chamber, the Senate invoked cloture on the bill in a 62–38
The stopgap funding bill now heads to the president’s desk for signature. Earlier on Friday, 10 Democrats joined Republicans to advance the measure. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on March 14 approved a House-passed bill to extend government funding by six months, hours before a shutdown deadline. After days of speculation about its ultimate fate in the
The bill now goes to the president for his signature. The new classification would mean fentanyl could not be prescribed by a physician. The Senate passed a bill on March 14 that would reclassify fentanyl as a Schedule I narcotic, pulling it from medical use and toughening penalties for those charged with criminal offenses related