A federal judge reinforced her demand Tuesday that the U.S. keep working to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect wrongly deported to El Salvador, dismissing statements by that country’s president against releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said she would order a two-week sprint to get to the bottom of U.S. efforts to return Mr. Abrego Garcia, including demanding testimony from top Trump officials. She will then decide whether to hold the government in contempt…… Read more
President Trump is aiming to lower drug prices with an executive order he signed Tuesday. Mr. Trump directed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to take steps to reduce prices, potentially save millions of dollars for Americans, and expand a program to help patients get deals on sickle-cell medication. The order will lower drug prices for Medicare by improving the Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiation Program…… Read more
The top brass in the FBI and intelligence community were determined to stop President Trump from winning the White House in 2016, and they talked about removing him from office months after he was sworn in, according to newly released documents. The zeal to pin Russian collusion allegations on Mr. Trump spilled out of the 700 pages of emails, memos, interviews and other material connected to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe…… Read more
China is using consulting firms, headhunters and think tanks to aggressively recruit current and former U.S. officials as spies, according to a federal counterspy unit. “Foreign intelligence entities, particularly those in China, are targeting current and former U.S. government employees for recruitment by posing as consulting firms, corporate headhunters, think tanks, and other entities…… Read more
President Trump is in “excellent health,” according to a memo issued Sunday by the White House. He had his first examination of his second term Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Trump, 78, in January became the oldest president to be sworn in for a second term…… Read more
The federal government spent more than $27 million on a nonprofit that texts sexually explicit health advice to children, tells them how to use sex toys and tests them for HIV without notifying or seeking permission from parents. The Center for Innovative Public Health Research said researchers obtained “waivers” from a review board under the oversight of the Health and Human Services Department to secretly enroll children…… Read more
President Trump’s top trade official says China’s decision to increase tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% is “not terribly surprising but certainly unfortunate” as the administration pushes to negotiate with other nations while isolating Beijing. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer also said he is “obviously sensitive” to the potential for price increases on electronics, toys and other items…… Read more
Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees have become pivotal for President Trump’s agenda, which lower court judges have hamstrung by issuing nationwide injunctions against his policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have shown a willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in recent weeks to block parts of the administration’s initiatives…… Read more
House Republicans coalesced and adopted the Senate’s budget rewrite on Thursday after spending the week bashing the upper chamber’s offering as an unserious attempt at cutting spending. Closed-door meetings and assurances that Senate Republicans are serious about steep spending cuts, in line with the House’s budget blueprint, helped sway frustrated House fiscal hawks…… Read more
Two recent studies show that K-12 teachers’ nagging ignorance of fundamentals has contributed to historic declines in U.S. math performance. The National Council on Teacher Quality Tuesday that just 13% of the 838 elementary teacher training programs it examined nationwide devoted enough time to “fundamental math content topics”…… Read more
A federal judge reinforced her demand Tuesday that the U.S. keep working to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect wrongly deported to El Salvador, dismissing statements by that country’s president against releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said she would order a two-week sprint to get to the bottom of U.S. efforts to return Mr. Abrego Garcia, including demanding testimony from top Trump officials. She will then decide whether to hold the government in contempt…… Continue Reading
President Trump is aiming to lower drug prices with an executive order he signed Tuesday. Mr. Trump directed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to take steps to reduce prices, potentially save millions of dollars for Americans, and expand a program to help patients get deals on sickle-cell medication. The order will lower drug prices for Medicare by improving the Medicare Drug Pricing Negotiation Program…… Continue Reading
The top brass in the FBI and intelligence community were determined to stop President Trump from winning the White House in 2016, and they talked about removing him from office months after he was sworn in, according to newly released documents. The zeal to pin Russian collusion allegations on Mr. Trump spilled out of the 700 pages of emails, memos, interviews and other material connected to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe…… Continue Reading
China is using consulting firms, headhunters and think tanks to aggressively recruit current and former U.S. officials as spies, according to a federal counterspy unit. “Foreign intelligence entities, particularly those in China, are targeting current and former U.S. government employees for recruitment by posing as consulting firms, corporate headhunters, think tanks, and other entities…… Continue Reading
President Trump is in “excellent health,” according to a memo issued Sunday by the White House. He had his first examination of his second term Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Trump, 78, in January became the oldest president to be sworn in for a second term…… Continue Reading
The federal government spent more than $27 million on a nonprofit that texts sexually explicit health advice to children, tells them how to use sex toys and tests them for HIV without notifying or seeking permission from parents. The Center for Innovative Public Health Research said researchers obtained “waivers” from a review board under the oversight of the Health and Human Services Department to secretly enroll children…… Continue Reading
President Trump’s top trade official says China’s decision to increase tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% is “not terribly surprising but certainly unfortunate” as the administration pushes to negotiate with other nations while isolating Beijing. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer also said he is “obviously sensitive” to the potential for price increases on electronics, toys and other items…… Continue Reading
Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees have become pivotal for President Trump’s agenda, which lower court judges have hamstrung by issuing nationwide injunctions against his policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have shown a willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in recent weeks to block parts of the administration’s initiatives…… Continue Reading
House Republicans coalesced and adopted the Senate’s budget rewrite on Thursday after spending the week bashing the upper chamber’s offering as an unserious attempt at cutting spending. Closed-door meetings and assurances that Senate Republicans are serious about steep spending cuts, in line with the House’s budget blueprint, helped sway frustrated House fiscal hawks…… Continue Reading
Two recent studies show that K-12 teachers’ nagging ignorance of fundamentals has contributed to historic declines in U.S. math performance. The National Council on Teacher Quality Tuesday that just 13% of the 838 elementary teacher training programs it examined nationwide devoted enough time to “fundamental math content topics”…… Continue Reading