Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on the confirmation of former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary, with wide bipartisan support expected, as some of President Trump’s more controversial nominees face confirmation hearings this week. Duffy, 53, represented Wisconsin in the Senate from 2011 to 2019 and previously served as the district
The White House has temporarily paused grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a memo seen by Reuters, prompting criticism from congressional Democrats. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding a hearing on Tuesday to examine the i… Original News Source Link –
‘We have placed a number of USAID employees on administrative leave with full pay and benefits until further notice,’ USAID’s acting administrator said. Officials who work at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have been placed on leave because they allegedly tried to find a way around executive orders from President Donald Trump, according
A memo from the White House budget office is calling for a spending freeze on federal assistance by 5 p.m. Tuesday, which could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants. The freeze could have wide-ranging implications, with the White House noting that $3 trillion was spent
President also signs order barring transgender troops (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that abolishes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the military. The “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” order, released late Monday night, states that such programs “undermine leadership, merit, and unit cohesion, thereby eroding lethality and force readiness”
Even before the Los Angeles wildfires broke out, 6 in 10 Californians said the state was heading in the wrong direction. Add in the blazes that have since exposed Gavin Newsom’s incompetent governing, and it’s clear that Newsom’s flacks have their work cut out for them. We can almost sympathize, then, with the Newsom administration’s
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to develop an American version of the Israeli “Iron Dome” missile defense system, citing an increasing “threat from next-generation strategic weapons.” Trump pledged on the campaign trail that he would “direct our military to begin construction of the great Iron Dome missile defense shield, which will