WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump wasted no time following his Jan. 20 swearing-in to sign dozens of executive orders, including seven specifically aimed at fundamentally changing the culture, costs, and size of the federal workforce. Most immediately, Trump ordered the 2.3 million career civil service government employees to report for work at their official duty stations, thus […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering imposing a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports in response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl trafficking into the United States. Trump, who was sworn in for a second term on Monday, said that his administration could start implementing tariffs on products coming from […]
President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of an underground online marketplace called Silk Road that was designed to let people anonymously buy and sell various unlawful goods and services. Trump said in a Jan. 21 post on Truth Social that he had granted Ulbricht a pardon, fulfilling a campaign […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is removing all members of its various advisory committees, according to a memo issued by acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman. Huffman wrote on Monday that the move is being made “in alignment with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring […]
President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on his first day back in office. Jeff Crouere, political analyst and TV and radio host, speaks with NTD about how Trump’s actions will affect Americans and the world.
WASHINGTON—A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The release of two Americans freed in the swap, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, was brokered before President Joe Biden left office […]
TORONTO—Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25 percent tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the energy super power that has the oil and critical […]
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and the first and second ladies attended a customary prayer service at the National Cathedral during Trump’s first full day as president. After the service, Trump met with House Republican leaders.
A major federal employees’ union filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s new executive order (EO) that revives and modifies elements of a prior Schedule F policy originally introduced toward the end of his first administration. The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) asserts that the new order, which could make it easier to dismiss career […]
President Donald Trump has issued several executive actions aimed at reforming public education in the United States, including one that targets transgender ideology, keeping a promise he made after winning the 2024 election. “We will get critical race theory and transgender insanity the [expletive] out of our schools, and we’re going to get it out […]
What are some takeaways from President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech? NTD sat down with Democratic strategist Theryn Bond, and Republican strategist and president of Klink Campaigns Matt Klink to discuss.
President Donald Trump will visit North Carolina, California, and Nevada this week, marking the first trips of his second White House term. Trump on Tuesday announced the scheduled trips during a press conference about new spending on artificial intelligence. The president said he will leave for his trips on Friday. “We’re going to take care […]
WASHINGTON—Newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent his first day on the job engaging with his peers from Australia, India, and Japan—a grouping of four that share concerns about the growing challenges from communist China. The partnership, known as the Quad or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, has been around for nearly two decades. […]
Authorities in Panama announced on Jan. 20 that they have launched an audit of the Hong Kong-based port operator that controls ports near the Panama Canal, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his intention during his inauguration to bring the waterway back under U.S. control. Panama Ports Co., controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings, has […]
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has rescinded former national security adviser John Bolton’s Secret Service detail; while Bolton maintains he is under threat from Iran. “I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States Secret Service,” Bolton wrote in a post on X on Jan. […]
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo on Tuesday instructing all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) employees to be put on paid leave as agencies work to dismantle DEI initiatives. The OPM is an independent agency of the federal government that manages the federal civil service. The memo directs agencies to […]
WASHINGTON—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 21 as President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and criticized the multilateral organization over its stances against Israel. In her opening statement, Stefanik said that the U.S. agenda at Turtle Bay will reflect Trump’s “America First” agenda, […]
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 announced $500 billion in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle will invest in the infrastructure through their joint venture, Stargate. Trump described it as the “largest AI infrastructure project by far in history.” Speaking during a press conference […]
The U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan, has been removed from her duties and position by the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, according to a memo sent out Tuesday. Fagan assumed the duties in June 2022 under the Biden administration. President Donald Trump has named Adm. Kevin Lunday, the vice commandant, […]
