The Trump White House has made clear it will move to eliminate race-consciousness, a.k.a. “DEI,” in federal policy and regulation. A May Office of Personnel and Management memo to all federal department and agency heads advised that hiring decisions had “overemphasized discriminatory ‘equity’ quotas” and ordered an end to “the hiring of individuals based on […]
As a former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and cattle producer, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating effects of animal disease outbreaks. Few threats concern me more than the return of New World Screwworm, a dangerous parasite that poses a serious risk to U.S. livestock and wildlife if we fail to act promptly. The United […]
President Trump, who has waffled back-and-forth in recent weeks over whether he would move to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, signaled Friday that the move was unlikely. In an interview with Newsmax's Rob Finnerty, Trump said he is not likely to fire Powell before his term is up in May 2026, despite criticizing the...
President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are making slow progress toward a deal to clear some of the Senate’s backlog of executive branch nominees to allow weary senators to leave Washington for the four-week August recess. Walking off the darkened Senate floor at 10 pm Friday,...
Dark clouds formed over President Trump’s economy Friday after the July jobs report showed the labor market only gaining 106,000 jobs over the last three months. The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) suggested the economy and labor market are much weaker than previously thought, and will raise questions about whether the president’s...