Author: Haisten Willis

EXCLUSIVE — Scott Kupor wants to streamline the workforce at his agency, but that doesn’t mean he’s handing out large numbers of pink slips. Kupor, who was sworn in as director of the Office of Personnel Management on July 14, aims to reduce his workforce from nearly 3,000 to 2,000, mostly through voluntary efforts. “We can’t…

In the 2010-era sketch comedy series Key & Peele, former President Barack Obama had an “anger translator” who would interpret his calmly delivered pronouncements into rage-fueled tirades, revealing Obama’s deepest inner thoughts. If Obama said, “We count on the press to shed light on the most important issues of the day,” the translator, named Luther,…

President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could approve new congressional maps that would redraw district lines in favor of Republicans. That began a partisan back-and-forth, with Democratic states such as California and New York threatening to redraw their maps in favor…

President Donald Trump is upping the ante with tariffs, promising new import duties on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. During a phone interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Trump said he’d raise import duties on computer chips and drugs, potentially up to 250% to drive manufacturing in those industries back into the U.S. “[Switzerland] makes a fortune with…

The tariffs that United States trading partners could permanently face are starting to become apparent as President Donald Trump lets his four-month “Liberation Day” pause expire on Friday. Tariffs are baked into a string of deals Trump has reached with countries including the United Kingdom, Japan, and the European Union. Meanwhile, Trump is setting new…

While it is still early goings, the second Trump administration crossed the six-month mark on Sunday, and its impact on the economy is beginning to show up in data and public polling. “Six months is not a long time to have totally revived a major country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social to mark the occasion.…

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order reforming college sports, as universities ask for uniform rules over athlete pay. According to CBS News, Trump will sign the order in the coming days. The move could supersede state laws on so-called name, image, and likeness deals, which allow star athletes to make millions of dollars…

Coming on the heels of his boss’s visit, Vice President JD Vance visited Pennsylvania on Wednesday to tout the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “If you’re building here, if you’re making here, if you’re working in the United States of America, we just gave you a big fat tax break,” Vance said of the bill.…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize following their latest White House meeting. “The president has already realized great opportunities,” Netanyahu said ahead of a dinner with Trump. “He forged the Abraham Accords; he’s forging peace as we speak in one country and one region after the other.…

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday extending a federal hiring freeze and pushing back the deadline for his “Liberation Day” tariffs. The most discussed of the three was a deadline extension for rolling out his global tariff plan. “I have determined, based on additional information and recommendations from various senior officials, including information on…