New Interior Chief Issues 6 Orders on 1st Day in Office

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued six orders aligning DOI procedures with Trump’s policies. Newly seated Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued six Department of Interior (DOI) orders on Feb. 3, his first official day in office. The former North Dakota governor was confirmed by the Senate in a 78–20 vote on Jan. 29.  His initial actions as

Senate Intel Committee Sends Tulsi Gabbard to Senate Floor, Increasing Confirmation Odds

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as national security director to the Senate floor, a boost that greatly increases the embattled pick’s chances of confirmation. The Senate Intelligence Committee backed Gabbard in a 9-8 party-line vote. Republican senators Todd Young (Ind.) and Susan Collins (Maine), who had expressed misgivings about Gabbard before and

Obama’s $800M Presidential Center Slapped With DEI Lawsuit

If it ain’t woke, don’t build it: Hideous monument to 44th president plagued by delays, cost overruns, and racial quotas (Getty Images) Barack Obama’s long-delayed and aesthetically monstrous presidential center in Chicago could face even further delays after a local subcontractor filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against one of the firms managing construction on the

Watch Live: Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House in first foreign leader visit

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint news conference at the White House after a meeting there Tuesday. It is the first foreign leader visit of Mr. Trump’s second term.  Trump, Netanyahu meet in Oval Office before news conference Seated next to Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump repeatedly

Peter Navarro Defends Tariff Measure, Says Trump ‘Fighting a Drug War’

Navarro said the ‘de minimis’ rule allowed China to exploit a loophole to smuggle fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. WASHINGTON—Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, defended the Trump administration’s use of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States. “The

Trump Reimposes ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran

Denying Iran the ability to acquire a nuclear weapon and driving the country’s oil exports to zero are stated goals of the memorandum. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Feb. 4 ratcheting up sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tougher measures are meant to impose “maximum pressure” on the nation, according to

Trump Reimposes ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign on Iran

Denying Iran the ability to acquire a nuclear weapon and driving the country’s oil exports to zero are stated goals of the memorandum. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Feb. 4 ratcheting up sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tougher measures are meant to impose “maximum pressure” on the nation, according to