Senate Confirms Hegseth for Defense Secretary After Vance Casts Tie-Breaker

The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote after McConnell voted no to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the new secretary of defense. The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense in a late-night session on Jan. 24 that came down to a tie-breaking decision from Vice President JD Vance after Sen. Mitch McConnell

Senate Confirms Hegseth for Defense Secretary With Vance Casting Tie-Breaker

The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote after McConnell voted no to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the new secretary of defense. The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new secretary of defense in a late-night session on Jan. 24 that came down to a tie-breaking decision from Vice President JD Vance after Sen. Mitch McConnell

Trump Signs Executive Order Enforcing Ban on Federal Funding for Elective Abortions

The order also reverses Biden-era policies that allegedly circumvented the amendment’s provisions. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reaffirming the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding federal ban on taxpayer funding for elective abortions. Trump signed the order, titled “Enforcing the Hyde Amendment,” on Jan. 24, stating that the amendment’s ban on using taxpayer dollars

Trump Cancels 60-Year-Old Affirmative Action Employment Mandate for Federal Contractors

Six decades of race- and gender-based government hiring initiatives are set to end. President Donald Trump has repealed a legal landmark from the earliest days of the federal government that obliged federal contractors to establish “affirmative action” programs aimed at increasing workplace diversity. Trump’s Jan. 21 order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”

Trump considering major changes at FEMA, removes Fauci’s federal security detail

Trump considering major changes at FEMA, removes Fauci’s federal security detail – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said Friday he was planning to sign an executive order that could lead to an overhaul, or elimination, of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan examines what this could mean. She

Trump bans funding for groups that aid abortion overseas

President Trump signed an order Friday reinstating a policy that requires foreign nongovernmental agencies to certify that they don’t provide or promote abortion if they receive U.S. federal funds for family planning assistance. The position, sometimes called the Mexico City Policy and referred to by opponents as the “global gag rule,” was first introduced more

Interior Department says Gulf of Mexico officially renamed Gulf of America

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf of America, the Interior Department announced Friday, while the name of North America’s highest peak, Alaska’s Denali, has been changed back to Mount McKinley, both moves are in response to a controversial executive order signed by President Trump after he took office. The Interior Department