Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent an order to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts instructing a pause on “all new obligations of funding, pending a review, for foreign assistance programs funded by or through the Department and USAID.” The message was in line with the executive order President Trump signed on Monday to reevaluate

Federal judge, prosecutors battle over Oath Keepers’ access to Capitol

The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy trial of far-right Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is locked in a battle with Washington, D.C.’s new interim top federal prosecutor over whether Rhodes and his co-defendants should be allowed into Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Capitol following President Trump’s commutation of their sentences.  District Court

Israel Postpones Lebanon Withdrawal in Sign That War Is Far From Over

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israeli troops will remain in Lebanon beyond the 60-day deadline set by the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah. Netanyahu’s office said Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon was “conditioned on the Lebanese Army deploying in southern Lebanon and fully and effectively enforcing the agreement.” Under the ceasefire, the Lebanese

EXCLUSIVE: Read the Frantic Memo Eric Holder Sent Clients After Trump Declared War on DEI

The companies who hired him for ‘diversity audits’ could face legal jeopardy Getty Images President Donald Trump has taken significant action through executive orders to dismantle the diversity, equity, and inclusion complex that has taken hold in federal departments and in much of corporate America. For example, he instructed the federal government to investigate private