WASHINGTON—It may have been the two decades navigating the challenges of leadership in Christian ministry that best prepared Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) for his latest role in elected office. For 15 years in that earlier period of his life, the soft-spoken Oklahoman directed the largest youth camp in the United States. More than 51,000 young
Tren de Aragua ‘is perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States,’ Trump said. President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—a law allowing for quick deportation of foreigners during times of war or invasion—and ordered the immediate arrest and removal from
The strikes occurred on the same day U.S.-led joint forces killed a deputy leader of ISIS, Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai. President Donald Trump announced on March 15 that he ordered the U.S. military to “launch decisive and powerful” action against Houthi terrorists in Yemen. The aerial attacks, which he said are to restore navigational freedom,
The president on his first day of office rescinded nearly 80 executive orders and memoranda issued by President Joe Biden. President Donald Trump has revoked 19 additional executive orders and actions issued by his predecessor. The White House on Friday released the list of Biden-era actions that Trump rolled back. “I have determined that the
The president on his first day in office rescinded nearly 80 executive orders and memoranda issued by President Joe Biden. President Donald Trump has revoked 19 additional executive orders and actions issued by his predecessor. The White House on March 14 released the list of Biden-era actions that Trump has rolled back. “I have determined
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