Border Residents Describe Dramatic Change in Trump’s First 100 Days

From getting tough on fentanyl trafficking to deporting gang members to El Salvador, Trump has implemented a whole-of-government approach to border security. In Starr County, Texas, Marcus Canales said the past 100 days under President Donald Trump have made him wonder if he’s living in the “Matrix,” the computer-generated virtual world made famous in the

Congress returns from recess ready to move on Trump’s agenda

Washington — Congress returns Monday from a two-week recess with Republicans eyeing an ambitious schedule to move on the centerpiece legislation of President Trump’s first-year agenda.   After both the House and Senate adopted a budget resolution that serves as a blueprint earlier this month, congressional committees are set to begin work this week on

A Sanctioned Chinese Entity Finds a Friend in Harvard. Plus, Trump Moves To Unmask Foreign Nationals Funding US Universities.

A different kind of sanctions relief: Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health partnered with China’s national health insurer in 2019 to offer an annual “training course on health financing.” Included in the inaugural training were officials from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a state-run “paramilitary group.” The United States sanctioned the XPCC

Trump Pledges to Bring Columbus Day Back ‘From the Ashes’

Columbus Day was previously commemorated alongside Indigenous People’s Day under former President Joe Biden’s administration. President Donald Trump said on April 27 that he would bring Columbus Day back “from the ashes,” as he accused the Democrats of tarnishing the reputation of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Columbus Day is a federal holiday in the United

US Universities Don’t Like Unmasking Their Foreign Donors. A New Trump Order Aims To Make Them.

For decades, federal law has required U.S. universities to disclose the sources of large foreign donations to the federal government. But the Biden administration sparsely enforced the law, allowing foreign nationals from adversarial countries to funnel cash to top American schools and stay anonymous. In some cases, it’s unclear whether the schools themselves are keeping

Harvard Quietly Trained Members of Chinese ‘Paramilitary Organization’—After the US Sanctioned It Over Uyghur Genocide

‘Training the XPCC risked complicity in Beijing’s atrocities against Uyghurs and other ethno-religious minorities,’ foreign policy expert says L: Xi Jinping (Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images) R: Harvard University (Scott Eisen/Getty Images) Harvard University quietly trained members of a Chinese “paramilitary organization” on two occasions after the U.S. government sanctioned the group for its role

Trump Energy Push Rekindles Support for Philadelphia-Area Natural Gas Export Terminal

Pennsylvania operators say they could significantly boost production with a new port to ship overseas and more pipelines to move gas into New England. PITTSBURGH—President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency declaration and repeal of the Biden administration’s liquefied natural gas export permit pause have revived prospects of building an export terminal in the Philadelphia area.