President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reversing federal policies that incentivize electric vehicle (EV) adoption. The new administration is also targeting emissions rules adopted by some states that further encourage EV purchases. What Biden-era EV policies does this order target? The Biden administration had implemented a range of measures to support transportation electrification…

The fate of New York City’s highly debated congestion pricing could now be up to the Trump administration. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, D, is the latest politician to urge President Donald Trump to take another look at the toll plan. In a letter to Trump, Murphy said he is open to the concept of…

The Trump administration has introduced a new “One Flag Policy,” requiring all State Department buildings to fly only the American flag. This rule applies to U.S. State Department facilities both domestically and abroad, banning any other flags from being displayed on these government grounds. The policy, issued by Secretary of State Marco Rubio after his…

The Justice Department has issued a new memo to federal prosecutors across the country. It instructs them to investigate and take legal action against any state or local official obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The directive comes after President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on his first day in office, including one…

Idaho could become the first state to use death by firing squad as its primary method of execution. Republican state Rep. Bruce Skaug introduced a bill Tuesday, Jan. 21, to change the state’s current law. Currently, firing squad execution is a backup option to lethal injection if the chemicals are unavailable.   Now, Skaug wants prisoners…

President Donald Trump wastes no time, canceling diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices at the federal level and pushing to get his illegal immigration policies underway. And from Texas to the Florida panhandle, snow piles up as winter roars in places that haven’t seen anything like this in decades. These stories and more highlight your…

President Donald Trump issued dozens of executive orders on his first day in office, including a reprieve for TikTok. But absent from his declarations is an implementation of tariffs, which he extensively mentioned on his way to the White House. Shortly after winning November’s presidential election, Trump promised tariffs on his first day in office.…

Two Americans imprisoned in Afghanistan were freed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and the Taliban. In exchange for the Americans, the Taliban reportedly received a man serving a life sentence in California for terrorism and drug trafficking charges. Who are the freed Americans? The freed Americans…

President Donald Trump’s pick for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, cleared his first confirmation hurdle from the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Jan 21. On the same day, the agency he hopes to lead started taking “extraordinary measures” to keep from breaching the debt ceiling.  According to the Treasury Department, the national debt stands at a…

While freshly inaugurated President Donald Trump largely focused on illegal immigration at the United States’ southern border on Monday, Jan. 20, a deadly incident near the United States northern border unfolded. A death on the same day as Trump’s inauguration caused roads to close as officials started an investigation. What happened? A gunman shot and…