The order directs agencies to certify that continuing employment for any probationary employee ‘advances the public interest’ before they can gain tenure. President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul to the process by which agencies evaluate probationary federal workers before they can gain full employment status and job protections. In an April 24 executive
Each state party will receive a baseline of $17,500 a month. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) will provide $1 million every month over the next four years to state parties across the country as part of its “organize everywhere, win anywhere” strategy. DNC Chair Ken Martin said on Thursday this is “the DNC’s largest investment
A federal judge has halted the implementation of a new proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registrants. Local and state election officials across the country voiced concerns on April 24 about the logistics and impacts of the elections overhaul President Donald Trump ordered last month. Documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, new voting system guidelines,
The minerals in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean are valued in the trillions of dollars, according to a recent scientific report. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 24 fast-tracking a new industry, offshore deep-sea mineral mining in the Pacific Ocean. Trump’s order, titled “Revitalizing American Dominance in Deep Seabed Minerals,” seeks to
The memo follows a congressional inquiry into ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary fundraising platform. WASHINGTON—A new presidential memorandum from the White House aims to crack down on unlawful foreign contributions and money funneled to electoral campaigns using identity theft schemes to evade federal laws. “Notwithstanding these laws designed to protect American democracy, press reports and
San Francisco, Santa Clara, and 14 other cities sued to stop implementation of executive orders to strip federal taxpayer funding from them. A federal judge has blocked a push by President Donald Trump to federally defund cities that have adopted so-called sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants. In an April 24 order granting a preliminary injunction,
The judge ruled that the Department of Education’s requirements were vague and gave no examples of DEI practices that violated civil rights laws. Hours before the deadline for states to certify that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have ended in public schools, a federal court halted the Trump administration’s requirement, siding with the National