Judge blocks move to place 2,200 USAID employees on leave

Washington — A federal judge said Friday that he will prevent the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, on administrative leave, siding with unions representing the employees for now. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who President Trump named

Trump Signs Executive Order Freezing Aid to South Africa

The president will also work to resettle white South African farmers and their families, labeling them as refugees. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 7 freezing aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against the nation’s white minority. “The government of South Africa blatantly discriminates against ethnic minority Afrikaners,” the White House wrote

Senate GOP releases budget plan, moving forward despite delay in House

Washington — Senate Republicans are moving forward with their own budget plan to fund President Trump’s agenda despite a request from House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold off and let the lower chamber take the lead.  Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, released a 61-page budget resolution on Friday, setting the groundwork for the

Trump Defends DOGE’s Access to Federal Systems

‘I’m very proud of the job that this group of young people, generally young people, but very smart people, [are] doing,’ Trump said. President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 defended the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) access to federal IT systems and confirmed he directed its staff to probe the departments of Education and Defense.

Trump Says He’s ‘Very Proud’ of the Job DOGE Is Doing

‘We’re going to be looking at tremendous amounts of money … being spent on things that bear no relationship to anything and have no value,’ Trump said. President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 defended the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE’s) access to federal IT systems and confirmed he directed its staff to probe the departments

Top Biden EV Bus Maker Nears Bankruptcy, Leaving School Districts and Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars in Limbo

The Biden administration awarded Canadian electric bus company Lion Electric nearly $160 million to manufacture hundreds of battery-powered buses for school districts nationwide as part of its sweeping climate agenda. In recent weeks, Lion has initiated bankruptcy proceedings, laid off all employees tasked with building its buses, and paused manufacturing operations. Lion’s financial demise leaves dozens of school districts—including those