Analysis: What does the commerce secretary do?
There is no other Cabinet position that has to engage with lawmakers in Congress across so many disparate technical issues, ...
Trump Claimed US Military 'Turned on the Water' in Fire-Scorched California. Here's What We Know
It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Water Resources said no military ...
Déjà Vu: Elon Musk Takes His Twitter Takeover Tactics to Washington
Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk ...
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History of the US Customs Agency: Possible Implications of the Trump Administration’s ERS Announcement
The US Customs Agency, established in 1789 under the US Department of the Treasury, has undergone significant transformations throughout its ...
Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such ...
Trump fills his government with billionaires after running on a working-class message
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is overseeing a new Department of Government Efficiency. Billionaires or ...
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PEPFAR, other ‘life-saving humanitarian’ programs can operate under State Department waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday issued a waiver that allows the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and other “life-saving humanitarian assistance” programs to continue to ...
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Federal Grant Freeze Could Impact Tribal Programs, Treaty Obligations
New OMB directive freezes federal grants and loans, raising concerns about impact on tribal programs and treaty obligations ...
Some of Trump’s more controversial picks will appear before Senate committees to make their case
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings ...
White House press secretary defends Trump's firing of inspectors general
Trump's firings of the Senate-confirmed inspectors general included officials at Defense, State, Transportation, Labor, ...
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Trump’s FBI chief pick says in confirmation hearing he has no ‘enemies list’ despite past statements indicating otherwise
insisted to deeply skeptical Democrats on Thursday that he did not have an “enemies list” and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president’s ...