White House Memo Puts Federal Funding On Hold
The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants, loans, and financial assistance programs according to a memo released Monday. What is known about this pause so far, what does...
28 Jan 202513min
How Trump Is Governing In His Second Term
This past weekend, President Trump showed the country how he plans to govern in his second term. On Friday, he fired independent inspectors general and on Sunday, he threatened Colombia with a trade w...
27 Jan 202514min
How Trump's Executive Actions Are Impacting Federal Workers
President Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportation and reducing the size of the federal workforce. Has he followed through on those promises? And what impacts do they have? Then, everyone's f...
24 Jan 202520min
Trump Declared A "National Energy Emergency." Now What?
During his inaugural address, President Trump said, "I will also declare a national energy emergency — we will drill, baby, drill." What does that declaration mean — not only for the energy industry, ...
23 Jan 202515min
Trump Rolls Back Federal DEI Rules
The president argues such programs, meant to increase the diversity of the federal workforce, were discriminatory in nature. The actions place employees staffing federal DEI programs on leave, and cal...
22 Jan 202518min
Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Defendants
Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people who had been charged with or convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that sought to illegally k...
21 Jan 202516min
Trump Promises "Golden Age," Moves To Enact Sweeping Executive Actions
"I return to the presidency, confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success," Trump said after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. ...
20 Jan 202522min
Roundup: Noem Confirmation Hearing; Laken Riley Act
Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's cabinet picks continued Friday, as Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) took questions about immigration & border security as part of her nomination to ru...
17 Jan 202522min
