Members include religious leaders, legal experts, and public figures, including Dr. Ben Carson. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission to “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom,” according to the White House. “Americans need to be reacquainted with our nation’s superb experiment in religious freedom in
Republicans have been unable to agree on ways to cut federal spending on the program, and the speaker signaled he was preparing to move on. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has ruled out a proposed change to cut Medicaid spending as part of a sweeping policy bill to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda following a
House panels gets first glimpse of Department of Energy’s $45 billion spending request, which is nearly 10-percent less than this year’s enacted budget. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 Department of Energy $45.1 billion budget guts $19.3 billion in dedicated funding for Biden-era “green energy” initiatives, including slashing three-quarters of approved allocations for energy efficiency and
House panels gets first glimpse of Department of Energy’s $45 billion spending request, which is nearly 10-percent less than this year’s enacted budget. The Trump administration’s proposed budget for the Department of Energy cuts $19.3 billion in dedicated funding for Biden-era “green energy” initiatives. Overall, the Department of Energy’s $45.1 billion spending request is 9.4
Top advisers have sent President Trump a plan to create a government-run investment fund, a request the president made earlier this year — but the White House has rejected parts of the proposal, CBS News has learned. Mr. Trump asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to jointly develop a proposal for
A mob of Columbia University radicals stormed a campus library Wednesday afternoon, forcing out dozens of students studying for their final exams. Police were called after about four hours, resulting in roughly 80 arrests. Video footage shows around 100 masked radicals in dark clothing storming Butler Library around 3 p.m., pushing their way past a
President Trump will nominate Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. surgeon general, he announced Wednesday — shortly after the White House withdrew the president’s earlier pick of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for the key public health post. Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Means “has impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials” — referring to the