Politics/Govt

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  The Department of Defense will cut $5.1 billion in consulting and information technology contracts that Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth deemed are non-essential, according to a Thursday

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer  The United States is partnering with Panama as part of efforts to secure the Panama Canal and counter the Chinese Communist Party’s “maligned influence” in the

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is pausing the reciprocal tariffs that went into effect earlier in the day for 90 days, while at the

By John Haughey Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump followed through on his pledge to boost the nation’s declining $28 billion coal-mining industry this week, signing three executive orders and a presidential

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  A federal judge whose orders preventing the Department of Homeland Security from deporting suspected gang members were recently vacated by the Supreme Court has canceled a

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer   The Department of Homeland Security has revoked the legal status of some who were allowed to enter the United States using a phone application set up

By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer   China’s military exercise last week to blockade Taiwan was mostly political posturing aimed at Washington, Taipei, as well as China’s domestic audiences, analysts said.  On April