Policies & Impacts

The administration is expected to publish a proposed notice of sale in June.

The commission would consider giving slaves’ descendants monetary compensation, down payment assistance, debt forgiveness, and higher education aid.

Agriculture secretary declared 59 percent of national forests to be in an emergency situation due to high risk of wildfires and hazardous tree conditions.

The announcement comes a day after the Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

As concerns grow about biotech advancements that would allow for Americans’ DNA to be weaponized, many states are enacting protection laws.

The White House pushes back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement.

Conservative think tanks offer House GOP blueprints to develop public land fossil fuels, while Democrats say ’taxpayers are footing the bill for Big Oil.’

With U.S. overseas sales forecast to double by 2030, some ask, ‘Will high-dollar offshore demand lower domestic supply and raise local electricity bills?’

The lawsuit challenges an order that aims to require voters to prove they are citizens in order to vote.

David Perdue, a former Fortune 500 CEO and senator, pledges to educate Americans about the dangers posed by communist China.

America’s largest trading partners are looking for a reprieve from newly announced tariffs on goods imported to the United States.

Energy, technology, and consumer discretionary sectors took the hardest hits, with losses around 7 percent. Industrials and financials fell by about 5 percent.

The 5–4 decision upholds an appeals court ruling allowing the federal racketeering action to move forward.

U.S. and global markets plunged after Trump announced 10 percent universal tariffs, along with higher rates for countries with more trade barriers.

The president launched a new chapter in U.S. trade, imposing a 10 percent universal tariff on trading partners and higher reciprocal levies on some.

Wednesday’s order implements duties on de minimis packages starting May 2 at 12:01 a.m.

From Jan. 1, 2026, a health insurer will not be able to fund organ transplant surgery if the operation takes place in China or the organ is from China.

The state argues that no one’s rights were violated when it decided to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.

A federal appeals court had ruled a year ago that the agency violated federal law.

The Trump administration is announcing reciprocal tariffs on trade partners to boost domestic manufacturing.