The National Iranian American Council held a press conference on Jan. 21 discussing the executive order’s impact. Immigrant groups fear that President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on national security is a precursor to a punitive travel ban that will target students who participated in pro-Palestinian university encampments and make obtaining visas more difficult.
The panel will be led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk under the House Judiciary Committee. House Republicans led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced a new select subcommittee investigating the events before and after the breach at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The subcommittee is mandated to “uncover the full truth that is owed to
The FCC is ending DEI programs, following President Donald Trump’s order to dismantle federal diversity initiatives deemed discriminatory and wasteful. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially terminated its promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), following a sweeping directive from President Donald Trump to end all “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” at federal agencies.
The directive was issued amid a push by the Trump administration to curb illegal immigration. The U.S. Coast Guard is sending more resources to deal with “mass migration” into the United States through its maritime border, according to an announcement Tuesday from the maritime law enforcement agency’s commandant. “Per the President’s Executive Orders, I have
A memo issued by the acting HHS director says the pause will be in effect until Feb. 1. The Trump administration’s has placed a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public until at least the end of the month. In a Jan. 21 memo, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Venezuela is ‘governed by a narco-trafficking organization.’ President Donald Trump said on Jan. 20 that his administration would likely stop buying oil from Venezuela. “It was a great country 20 years ago, and now it’s a mess,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, hours after his inauguration.
The Trump administration is working to set up talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin negotiations for a Ukraine cease-fire. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs and sanctions on the Russian economy on Jan. 22, in his opening presidential push for a quick end to the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. “I’m going to do Russia,