Acting FDIC Chair Promises ‘Wholesale Review’ of Regulatory Priorities

Travis Hill detailed new priorities for FDIC oversight, focusing on mergers, technology, and bank failures in 2023 in order to grow the U.S. economy. The new Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) acting chair under President Donald Trump laid out a series of priorities aimed at streamlining the agency’s approach to bank oversight in a statement

Meet the ‘Crunchy’ Moms Who Support RFK Jr. as Health Secretary

A term once reserved for granola-eating hippies, “crunchy” moms has evolved into a label for women who embrace a more natural lifestyle for their families. These are women who favor herbal treatments over physician-prescribed and over-the-counter medications, cooking with butter or beef tallow instead of seed oils, examining food labels at the grocery store, and

Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment to Build AI Infrastructure

‘This is the money that normally would have gone to China or other countries,’ Trump said, calling it the largest AI infrastructure project in history. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 announced $500 billion in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle will invest in

Trump Administration Issues Directives for Federal Workforce Shake-Up

President Donald Trump’s pledge to downsize the government with memos targeting probationary workers and freezing most new federal hiring. President Donald Trump’s pledge to overhaul the federal workforce is coming into sharper focus. The federal government’s human resources office is issuing memos instructing agency heads to review employees under probation for possible dismissal and instructing

Concerns Rise After Chinese Drone Maker Removes Security Features

U.S. leaders have taken some steps to address concerns in recent years, and experts express hope that newly inaugurated President Trump will take more action. Concerns about U.S. security are intensifying, experts say, in the wake of changes recently enacted by the world’s predominant drone company—based in China. “The fact that these drones will now

Homeland Security Removing All Advisory Committee Members, Acting Director Says

The memo was released as President Donald Trump has signaled he would fire a number of federal officials. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is removing all members of its various advisory committees, according to a memo issued by acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman. Huffman wrote on Monday that the move is being made

Trump Revokes John Bolton’s Secret Service Detail

‘I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided,’ Bolton said. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has rescinded former national security adviser John Bolton’s Secret Service detail; while Bolton maintains he is under threat from Iran. “I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate