The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park on June 27, 2024. Melina Chan/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on July 3 aimed at enhancing the U.S. national parks by increasing entrance fees for foreign tourists and developing a multi-agency commission. The first order, “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on the national park system to charge higher entry fees for foreign visitors. It instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — who oversees the National Park Service — to “develop a strategy” to hike entrance fees and recreation pass fees for non-U.S. residents at any national park that
Assateague Island, Maryland — The shoreline of Maryland’s Assateague Island is a familiar place for surfer Zack Tyndall. A former firefighter paramedic, Tyndall often helped beachgoers there — but now, as the mayor of nearby Berlin, Maryland, he says safety isn’t guaranteed. “I don’t want to see anybody drown,” Tyndall told CBS News. “We had
What to know about massive budget bill passed by House – CBS News Watch CBS News With time running out, House Republicans pushed through a massive budget bill, racing to meet their self-imposed July 4 deadline. The legislation now awaits a presidential signature. Nikole Killion has more. View CBS News In Be the first to
As July 4 nears, here’s something a lot of Americans agree on: Many will fly the flag, they will do so out of patriotism, and seeing the flag connotes the same feeling. Images of the flag have always abounded in politics, of course, but most Americans don’t display it themselves to make a political statement
People walk between razor wire and a string of buoys placed on the water along the Rio Grande border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 16, 2023. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has waived federal environmental laws to fast-track construction of 17 miles of waterborne barriers in the Rio Grande
Americans react to passage of Trump’s budget bill – CBS News Watch CBS News The House passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump’s second term, approving a massive bill that includes trillions of dollars in tax and spending cuts while ramping up funding for defense and implementing the administration’s immigration agenda. Caitlin Huey-Burns