‘The best way to counter disinformation is free speech,’ says the state secretary. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 16 announced the closure of an office in the State Department that tracked foreign disinformation, saying it had censored Americans. Rubio, writing in an op-ed in The Federalist, accused the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and
New York City — Skincare store Senti Senti in Brooklyn sells items you won’t typically find at other retailers in the U.S. Almost all of the serums, face masks and creams sold at Senti Senti are imported from South Korea and Japan. South Korea tops the list for cosmetics imports, but it could face a
Pensacola, Florida — Emily Ley has spent the last 17 years building Simplified, her small stationery business based in Pensacola, Florida. The company produces its planners in China, but for American shoppers. “I would love to make them here, but the U.S. simply doesn’t have the infrastructure or the supply chain to do it,” Ley told
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg threatened on Wednesday to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for defying a court order to return Venezuelan migrants en route to a Salvadoran prison last month — possibly setting the stage for an unprecedented showdown between President Trump and the judicial branch. Boasberg, who said the
The bill would make these employees subject to stricter conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has announced new legislation that will subject Elon Musk and other “special government employees” (SGEs) to the same ethics rules as other federal employees. Warren said the legislation was prompted by Musk’s close advisory access to President Donald
Medicaid, the state and federal program that provides health coverage for millions of low-income Americans, has taken center stage in Congress’s bid to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda. In simplest terms, Republicans want to reduce the cost of the $816 billion program as part of a long-term plan to cut federal spending and implement
Judge Paula Xinis had issued another order after a request for clarification from the Supreme Court. The Trump administration filed a notice on April 16 that it was appealing a federal judge’s order requiring it to facilitate the return of an illegal immigrant from El Salvador the Justice Department has said was deported due to