The president is rolling out tariffs to equalize trade relations with foreign nations. President Donald Trump laid out plans Feb. 7 for a reciprocal tariff announcement expected Monday or Tuesday. Nations that impose tariffs on U.S. products can expect similar policies in return, he said. “Where a country … charges us so much, and we
The Kennedy Center is Washington’s premier performing arts center, and its board includes several cultural and political elites. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 said he will fire the chairman and multiple trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and name himself as the board’s new chairman. The Kennedy
Second Amendment advocates see the executive action as the first step in keeping campaign promise to defend the right to keep and bear arms. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Feb. 7 calling for a review of all Second Amendment-related policies, projects, rules, and government actions from January 2021 through January 2025. It
Biden had previously revoked Trump’s access to intelligence briefings after he took office, following the events of Jan. 6, 2021. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 announced that he was revoking former President Joe Biden’s security clearance and stopping his access to daily intelligence briefings, an entitlement of most former presidents. Biden, when he took
The office will be run by Trump’s longtime spiritual adviser. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 7 establishing a White House Faith Office spearheaded by Pastor Paula White-Cain. The office, housed within the Domestic Policy Council, will have “lead responsibility in the executive branch to empower faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses
Elon Musk’s advisory commission, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has deployed teams within multiple federal agencies to use technology to cut costs and streamline processes. Moving at breakneck speed within the opening weeks of the second Trump administration, Musk’s engineers and advisers have accessed information technology (IT) systems in at least three federal departments.
Nearly all of the embattled agency’s direct-hire employees were scheduled for administrative leave at end of day Friday. WASHINGTON—A federal judge said he will issue a temporary injunction halting mandatory administrative leave for nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID). Judge Carl Nichols ordered that USAID employees not be placed on