Trump executive order reduces VOA staff by almost 600
May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the firing of almost 600 employees with the publicly-funded Voice of America, representing about a…
New U.S. ambassador, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrives in China
BEIJING — The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing on Thursday, just days after China and the U.S.…
Trump signs executive order to bring down prescription drug prices | Donald Trump News
President makes push to bring down drug prices that have long been a source of financial strain for US patients.United States President Donald Trump has…
Trump to sign executive order to tie U.S. drug prices to other countries
May 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he will sign an executive order to reduce drug prices in the United…
Trump’s latest executive orders affect homeless vets, criminal prosecutions, regulatory efficiency
May 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed three executive orders -- establishing a national center for homeless veterans, reducing criminal prosecutions for…
Trump signs executive order to halt funding to PBS, NPR
May 2 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to halt federal funding to PBS and NPR, calling the public news organizations…
Court battle likely over Trump’s executive order to defund public broadcasting
President Trump issued a late-night executive order Thursday calling for an end to government dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that…
Judge strikes down Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie | Donald Trump News
A United States district judge has struck down an executive order from President Donald Trump that targeted the law firm Perkins Coie over its representation…
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.The…
President Donald Trump tests executive power in first 100 days
April 29 (UPI) -- Tuesday marks President Donald Trump's 100th day in office and his return as commander in chief has been marked with an…
Trump’s 100-day scorecard: Executive orders, tariffs and foreign policy | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump is marking his first 100 days back in office with a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, just north of Detroit,…
Edison told the government that Calderon was an ‘executive.’ Now it claims she wasn’t
Southern California Edison has repeatedly insisted that its former government affairs manager, state Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon (D-Whittier), was never an executive with the company.But that’s…
Trump signs executive orders targeting sanctuary cities, protecting law enforcement
April 29 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed a trio of executive orders on Monday that target sanctuary cities, increase English proficiency requirements for truck…
Trump ramps up immigration showdown with executive order on sanctuary cities and states
The Trump administration escalated its showdown with Democrat-led states and cities over immigration enforcement on Monday, announcing that the president will sign executive orders that…
’60 Minutes’ calls out Paramount Global over executive producer departure
“No one here is happy.”That was the message from “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley at the end of Sunday’s program, in which he paid tribute…
Jeffries wants Justice Roberts to reject Trump’s executive order targeting Smithsonian
April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to reject an executive order from President Donald…
Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits
A bill to sharply reduce the energy credits given to homeowners with rooftop solar panels is pitting union electrical workers and the state’s big utilities…
Trump’s executive order on college accreditation process promotes competition, supporters say
April 23 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that targets the college accreditation process, including encouraging competition in the process.…
’60 Minutes’ executive producer Bill Owens resigns
Bill Owens, the beleaguered executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned Tuesday.Owens had been fighting efforts at CBS parent Paramount Global to settle a $20 billion…
Lakers give Rob Pelinka a contract extension and new title
The Lakers have given Rob Pelinka a contract extension and a new title: president of basketball operations. Terms of the deal were not announced Friday.Pelinka,…