President Donald Trump revised a public student loan program to exclude those who violate immigration laws, engage in illegal activity during protests, or participate in a variety of actions his administration opposes. The Friday night executive order looks to pare back some of the Biden administration’s moves to forgive public student loans after the former […]
House Republicans unveiled their long-awaited, full-year spending deal on Saturday just days before government funding is set to expire on Friday, with the support of President Donald Trump and, surprisingly, hard-line conservatives. The 100-page continuing resolution provides for $892.5 billion in defense spending and around $708 billion in non-defense spending, both of which sit below […]
North Korea announced it is building its first nuclear-powered submarine, marking its latest effort to strengthen military leverage over the West after diplomatic relations between Washington D.C. and Pyongyang soured following a failed 2019 summit. Leader Kim Jong Un is aiming to increase North Korea’s nuclear weapons capability as the U.S. remains cautious about the […]
President Donald Trump is proving the old adage that a target in motion is a lot harder to hit than a target at rest. When Democratic pollster John Zogby, one of our two graders for the White House Report Card, delivered his grade this week, I noted his long list of actions taken by Trump […]
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has taken to the courts to halt cases and reverse positions that center on key pillars of the Biden administration’s agenda. Less than two months into the new administration, the Trump DOJ, now led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, has made significant moves in court that advance anti-abortion initiatives, […]
As President Donald Trump and his administration’s Department of Government Efficiency have rampaged through the federal government’s workforce, some GOP-held districts have the most to lose. The District of Columbia has the highest number of federal workers, accounting for 18.2% of the federal workforce. Congressional districts bordering Washington in Maryland and Virginia also have many […]
EAGLE PASS, Texas — The water buoys that Texas installed at the Mexico border, once a major legal headache for the Biden administration, could soon be a welcome gift to the Trump administration. The state government of Texas is in the process of shifting control of a line of buoys that divide the United States […]
The fertility rate in South Korea saw a small upward bump this year after almost a decade of decline, providing cautious optimism to officials hoping to save the collapsing population. The government attributes the reversal to a shift in perceptions surrounding family institutions among people of procreating age. “There was a change in social value, […]
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey won a $24 billion judgment against China for the country’s part in exacerbating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a landmark victory for Missouri and the United States in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing COVID-19 on the world,” Bailey said in a statement. “China refused […]
A judge signaled on Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency could be subject to public records laws after a watchdog organization accused DOGE in a lawsuit of operating as a “black box” agency that was improperly withholding information. Judge Christopher Cooper said in a hearing he will “likely” include in a forthcoming order a […]
