Rubio exempting 'life-saving humanitarian assistance’ from foreign aid restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an exemption from President Trump's presidential order, which pauses almost all foreign aid during the examination period, to exempt the “humanitarian support to save lives.” The President of Trump, issued on the first day of his inauguration, paused 90 days of US foreign development aid and instructed a review […]
Trump axes Biden-era ethics order, lobbying restrictions
In a slew of executive orders signed on Monday, President Trump rescinded an executive order signed by former President Joe Biden that set ethics and lobbying rules for appointees. Biden era presidential order It banned gifts from lobbyists and expanded the “cooling-off” period required for appointees leaving the federal civil service to join lobbying firms. […]
GOP states, oil lobbying group sue White House over offshore drilling restrictions
A major lobby group representing the fossil fuel industry joined five Republican attorneys general Friday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions on offshore drilling announced in the waning days of the Biden administration. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has joined Mississippi, Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia in filing a lawsuit over regulations that prohibit new drilling […]
Sweden Boosts Citizenship Restrictions, Asylum Falls to 40-Year Low
Sweden's conservative government has announced plans to further tighten citizenship requirements as the Nordic country continues to reverse course from previous open border policies that fundamentally changed the country. Following a report from Stockholm immigration inspector Kirsi Laakso Utvik, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's conservative coalition of moderates and the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats has announced […]
Biden DHS exempted thousands of immigrants from terror-related entry restrictions in FY 2024
exclusive: The Biden administration has granted nearly 7,000 exemptions, primarily refugees, to foreign nationals who may be ineligible to enter the United States due to terrorism-related entry restrictions. This number is significantly higher than in recent years. Fox News Digital reviewed a draft of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2024 Report to Congress regarding […]
Nvidia blasts Biden admin over ‘misguided’ AI chip restrictions, praises Trump
In an unusually public broadside on Monday, Nvidia criticized the Biden administration for introducing “misguided” rules restricting shipments of AI computer chips and praised President-elect Donald Trump. The semiconductor giant, which has ridden the AI wave to become the world's most valuable company, objects to a last-minute rule announced Monday that would cap the number […]
Alaska sues Biden administration for ‘irrational’ restrictions on Trump-era oil and gas drilling mandate
President Trump vows to end Biden's 'Green New Scam' The “Outnumbered” panel reacts to America's latest war on energy in the final days of President Biden's term and how President-elect Trump has vowed to fight back. The Biden administration has been sued by the state of Alaska for violating Trump-era laws by narrowing the scope […]
Timing of Biden Drilling Restrictions Shows It’s About ‘Being Anti-Trump’, Caving to Left
On Monday's broadcast of Fox News Channel's “Fox & Friends,” incoming White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said President Joe Biden waited until two weeks before leaving office to announce the drilling restrictions he had announced earlier in the day. He said that it tells the story. The movement is being promoted by radical leftists […]
Trump rips Biden’s offshore drilling restrictions: ‘I’ll unban it immediately’
President-elect Trump slammed President Biden's decision to block oil drilling across large swaths of the US coastline, saying he would “lift the ban.” “That's ridiculous. We're lifting the ban immediately,” Trump said Monday in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. However, it is not entirely clear whether he will be able to do […]
Will California use bird flu to return to draconian COVID-era restrictions?
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a state of emergency over bird flu. His “solution” is to give government agencies more money. Newsom passed a proclamation to ensure agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to quickly respond to outbreaks. “Bill Gates warned us, but strangely he knows when these things are going to […]