Politics

Trump appoints himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center, firing board members
President Trump said Friday that he is appointing himself chairman of Washington's Kennedy Center for the performing arts to make it "great again" and is axing some members of...

Trump says he will name himself Kennedy Center board chair and impose programming changes
President Trump announced Friday night that he plans to name himself chairman of the Kennedy Center Board and use the post to dictate programming at one of the nation's...

Trump freezes aid to South Africa
President Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing aid to South Africa over a "shocking disregard of its citizens' rights." Source link

Trump says he revoked Biden's security clearance
President Trump said late Friday that he would bar his predecessor, President Biden, from receiving intelligence briefings traditionally given to former presidents, saying that Mr. Biden could not be...

Trump signs executive order creating White House Faith Office again
President Trump has signed an executive order establishing the White House Faith Office, an office he had during his first term. Source link

Judge temporarily blocks Trump's attempt to shut down USAID
A federal judge said Friday he is putting at least a short-term stop to President Trump's plans to place thousands of employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development...

Trump orders government to determine where Biden-era directives encroached on gun rights
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing all federal agencies to determine if Biden administration directives infringed on Americans' gun rights. Source link

Judge stops DOJ from releasing names of FBI agents who worked Jan. 6 cases
A federal judge Friday stopped the Justice Department from publicly listing FBI officials involved in cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Source link

Retired Navy captain says DOGE disruptions could improve efficiency, security
As Elon Musk's unofficial Department of Government Efficiency shakes up U.S. regulatory bodies and foreign aid organizations, one national security expert says the organization's efforts to streamline operations could...

Sanders and Hawley’s Interest Rate Cap Would Ban Their Union Allies’ Credit Cards
They want to cap interest rates at 10 percent, but most major unions’ member benefits include credit cards that charge well in excess of that. Source link