Trump Signs Order Barring Federal Contractors From Engaging in DEI Practices

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 26 prohibiting federal contractors and their subcontractors from engaging in practices based on the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) framework.

US Company Produces Critical Rare Earth Material Domestically, First in Decades

A glass jar containing the rare earth metal Terbium (L) is pictured inside the storage room of Tradium, a company specialized in trading rare earths, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Nov. 4, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Mining company Energy Fuels announced March 26 it had successfully produced its first kilogram of terbium

Alaska Mine Testing Shows Ore Exceeds Military-Grade Quality

Felix Gold’s Treasure Creek Antimony Project in Alaska shows promising test results for stibnite ore. Courtesy of Felix Gold Alaska mines that supplied materials for allied forces during World War I and World War II are producing stibnite ore that exceeds U.S. military-grade quality, the company Felix Gold announced March 26. Recent tests from samples taken

Thune Says Republicans Have Given Their ‘Last and Final’ Offer to End DHS Shutdown

Travelers wait in a TSA PreCheck line at Miami International Airport on March 17, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Republicans have given Democrats their “last and final” offer to end the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subsidiary agencies. “Enough is enough,” Thune said.

Trump’s Signature to Appear on US Currency—First Time in History for a Sitting President

President Donald Trump writes his signature, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House on April 9, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, marking the first time this has happened

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Designation of Anthropic as Supply-Chain Risk

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/AP Photo A federal judge on March 26 temporarily blocked the Department of War from continuing to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. The designation of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, under

Trump Praises National Guard: ‘I Never Want to Take Them Out of DC’

National Guard members at Judiciary Square metro stop in Washington on Nov. 24, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on March 26 praised the National Guard troops stationed in Washington, saying he doesn’t want them to leave. “I never want to take them out of D.C.,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at