Judge orders release of some foreign aid payments by Monday
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay foreign aid by Monday evening to US Organization for International Development (USAID) contractors and nonprofits who challenged the freeze. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, former President Biden appointee, said the government must release payments by 6pm on Monday and will weigh the timeline for […]
US judge orders Trump admin to pay nearly $2B in foreign aid by Monday evening
Ordered by a US judge on Thursday Trump administration Pay at least a portion of nearly $2 billion in foreign aid for previously completed projects by 6pm Monday. The decision from US District Judge Amir Ali came on Thursday after more than four hours of court hearing. He grilled both parties on the proposed repayment […]
Trump orders DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to clean up homeless encampments
President Trump on Wednesday called for Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to clear “force for her” “unsightly” homeless camps across the country's capital, including near the enforcement settlement. “We have informed the mayor of Washington, D.C. that she must clean all the unsightly homeless encampments in the city. Trump wrote about the true society. “If […]
US toy factories slammed with orders after Trump tariffs on China, Mexico imports
Toy makers using US manufacturing facilities are being criticised by orders as the industry screams to negotiate strict tariffs from the Trump administration, the Post learned. MGA Entertainment, which manufactures Bratz and Lol Surpress Dolls, also owns the 56-year-old Little Tikes brand, which makes large indoor and outdoor toys at its Hudson, Ohio factory. According […]
A second name reversal: Hegseth orders Army base return to Fort Benning
Welcome to Hill's Defense & Natsec Newsletter {beacon} defense&National Security defense&National Security Big story Second Name Reversal: Heggs orders Army Base to return to Fort Benning pentagon Change the name Returning to Fort Benning at Fort Moore, Georgia Military Base, it was previously named after a Confederate general, but this time I'll honor another […]
Hegseth orders Pentagon employees to respond to Musk’s latest ‘What you did last week’ email
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses ordered all civilian Pentagon employees to respond to an Office of Human Resources Management (OPM) email asking them to know what they had accomplished the previous week. Hegseth's directive comes after Pentagon officials previously instructed Pentagon employees not to respond on February 22 to “What did you do last week?” The […]
Pentagon orders thousands more troops to southern border
The Pentagon has sent up to 5,050 additional troops to the US-Mexico border despite the sudden drop in illegal border intersections in recent weeks. Defense Secretary Pete Hegses ordered the Striker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) and the general support air battalion to “enhance military support to secure the US-Mexico border.” Each SBCT consists of approximately […]
Trump orders end to military aid to Ukraine after contentious White House confrontation
President Donald Trump ordered a temporary suspension of military aid to Ukraine just days after an explosive conflict with Ukrainian President Voldy Zelensky at the White House. The Ukrainian president arrived in Washington, D.C., hoping to sign a minerals agreement to secure more support from the US, but it exploded in his face after a […]
Gavin Newsom Copies Elon Musk, DOGE: Orders Return to Office
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, d., ordered state employees to return to their offices for at least four days Monday, copying policies used by Elon Musk's Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the federal level. in Presidential OrderNewsom cites the work-from-home and “hybrid” policy, a legacy of the coronavirus lockdown. He doesn't cite Doge – except that fired […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orders a Stryker Brigade to Southern Border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses has ordered the deployment of active striker brigade combat teams and air battalions to enhance security at the US southern border, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced over the weekend. “As President Trump has directed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses ordered the deployment of the Striker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) and the general […]