Policies & Impacts

The Treasury Department is blacklisting four entities in China for purchasing or facilitating the delivery of hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian oil.

The hearing concerns Trump’s executive order signed on Jan. 20.

As Republicans seek ways to cut federal spending, the possibility of a per capita limit on state Medicaid payments takes center stage.

House panels gets first glimpse of Department of Energy’s $45 billion spending request, which is nearly 10-percent less than this year’s enacted budget.

Stock prices for major semiconductor designers and manufacturers jumped at reports the government was considering pulling back some restrictions.

A spokesperson says that 81 percent of people have compliant forms of ID.

TSA officials say travelers should expect long waits and delays without it.

REAL IDs are required for domestic air travel after May 7, though the Department of Homeland Security is making a temporary exemption amid pressures on states.

The settlement was disclosed in a new filing in federal court in California.

The Trump administration revoked more than $400 million in federal research funding.

The agency conducts thousands of inspections outside the United States each year, but many are told ahead of time.

A federal appeals court upheld the law in November 2024, finding it was justified because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.

Rep. Ann Wagner, the bill’s sponsor, is calling for the State Department to remove ’self-imposed limitations on U.S.-Taiwan engagement.’

Jihadism, a separatist war, coup plots, and a geriatric leader intent on self-preservation mean Cameroon is edging toward catastrophe, say experts.

The arrest followed Mexican President Sheinbaum’s refusal of U.S. President Trump’s offered to send troops into Mexico to help combat the drug cartels.

More than 3,800 employees took the first offer back in February, and nearly three times as many took a second offer in April.

The Trump administration’s rescinding or delaying regulations has ‘saved the taxpayers nearly $24 billion,’ said Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.

The plaintiffs argued that a federal appeals court failed to follow a 2024 landmark precedent regarding federal agencies’ authority.

With an eighth export terminal coming online, two more starting up, and the Trump administration eager to pump up the volume, demand for U.S. gas has swelled.

The president said the move is necessary to protect the once globally dominant U.S. movie industry.