Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is moving to cancel thousands of FEMA contracts after a review by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reportedly uncovered billions in waste, fraud, and unnecessary spending.
Read More Noem to cancel thousands of FEMA contracts after DOGE finds billions in ‘waste, fraud and unnecessary spending’
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to deploy more than 200 Homeland Security agents to Chicago for a large-scale immigration sweep, with the U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes serving as a central immigration hub.
Read More Trump admin. planning to deploy over 200 DHS agents to Chicago in upcoming immigration raids
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to scrap approximately $4.9 billion in previously approved foreign aid using a little-known maneuver called “pocket rescission,” a move that has drawn praise from his “America First” supporters.
Read More Trump to cancel nearly $5B in foreign aid through rarely used ‘Pocket rescission’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.
Read More Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input
U.S. crude oil production hit a record high in June, rising 133,000 barrels per day to 13.58 million bpd.
Read More US oil production hit record high in June, EIA says
U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved “updated” COVID-19 vaccines, but significantly narrowed their use for many Americans, while removing one of the two options available for young children.
Read More FDA authorizes ‘updated’ COVID-19 vaccines, with restrictions for certain groups