Todd Blanche Sworn In as Attorney General
Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sworn in Monday as U.S. attorney general and now formally takes the helm of the...
ICE Arrests 1,200 Illegal Immigrants During Statewide Georgia Operation
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more than 1,200 illegal immigrants across Georgia during a recent statewide operation, the agency said last week. Of...
Hassett Rules Out Replacing Fed’s Lisa Cook on Central Bank Board
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump would have the authority to fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook...
South Carolina Air Force Base Renamed in Honor of Sen. Lindsey Graham
CHARLESTON, S.C.—The U.S. military renamed Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham on Aug. 10, in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham...
Moolenaar Urges Commerce to Clarify Chip Rule Meant to Stop Huawei Diversion
House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) is pressing the Commerce Department to confirm that chip manufacturers must continue checking advanced-chip orders...
Florida Seeks NY Times Internal Documents Over Errors in Israel-Hamas War Coverage
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sought to inspect records from The New York Times on Aug. 10, claiming the newspaper’s pattern of admitted mistakes...
HHS Seeks to Tighten Oversight of Food Additives, Ingredients
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Aug. 10 announced a proposed rule to end food manufacturers’ practice of making generally recognized...
Ocasio-Cortez Says She Does Not Support All Planks of Democratic Socialists’ Platform
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she does not support a set of positions in the national Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) platform—including abolishing the...
US Government Revokes More Than 175,000 Visas
The Department of State said on Aug. 10 that it has revoked 175,000 visas since the start of the Trump administration, targeting foreign nationals...