News Today: President Trump signs new Executive Orders in White House Oval Office
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, launched an “Agency Efficiency Leaderboard” early Tuesday morning, which … source
President Trump finds letter from Biden while signing more executive orders
President Trump sits down at the Oval Office on day one of his presidency and signs executive orders to secure the southern … source
Judge orders Trump administration to speed payment of USAID and State Dept. debts
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to speed up payments of some of its nearly $2 billion in debt to U.S. International Development Agency and State Department partners, giving a Monday deadline to repay nonprofits and businesses in a lawsuit over a rapid shutdown of foreign aid funds. US District […]
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 […]