House Sends Land Development Permit Reform Bill to Senate
The Republican-led House passed a permit reform bill designed to trim environmental reviews and judicial timelines for the development of federal public lands in...
Trump Gives Federal Workers 2 More Days Off: Dec. 24 and 26
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday closing the federal government on Dec. 24 and 26. All federal departments and agencies will...
Trump Directs Administration to Reclassify Cannabis to Allow for Medical Research
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to expedite the reclassification of cannabis for the purpose...
Trump Highlights Measures to Drive Down Costs in Prime-Time Address
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump told the nation his administration is prioritizing the U.S. economy and reducing the cost of living during a prime-time address from...
Mexico Making Strides in Sealing Border, but GOP Panelists Say More Progress Needed
Mexico is extending “unprecedented” cooperation with the Trump administration in combating drug smuggling and illegal immigration along its 2,000-mile border with the United States,...
Next Federal Reserve Chairman Will Believe in Lower Interest Rates ‘By a Lot,’ Trump Says
President Donald Trump on Dec. 17 said that the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve will believe in lower interest rates “by a...
FAA Says It Will Commit $6 Billion to Air Traffic Control Modernization by Dec. 31
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to commit $6 billion by the end of the year to upgrades to the nation’s air traffic control...
Energy Department Funded Chinese Defense, Quantum Research, Lawmakers Find
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded research done in collaboration with Chinese researchers and institutes linked to China’s defense research and industrial complex,...
US Judge Plans to Block Hundreds of Trump Admin Layoffs
Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California stated during a court hearing that she would block the...