The United States has taken a sharp turn in its language policy. President Trump has signed an executive order making English the official language of the country. This move reverses a policy from the Clinton era, which had required federal agencies to provide language assistance to non-English speakers. Now, these agencies can decide for themselves whether to offer ...
Trump is about to make a big change. He plans to sign an order that makes English the official language of the US. This means government agencies and organizations that get federal money can choose if they want to offer services in languages other than English. This order will undo a rule from former President Bill Clinton. That rule said these groups had to help peo...
In a significant ruling, a federal judge in Baltimore stepped in to stop President Donald Trump's attempts to end federal support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The judge's decision came after a lawsuit filed by several groups, including the city of Baltimore and higher education organizations. These groups argued that Trump's executive orders w...
In a surprising turn of events, the current president made a bold move to tighten his grip on independent agencies. This isn't just about one agency, but many, like the FCC and the SEC. These agencies were set up to work independently from the White House. The president's new order demands that these agencies pass their proposed regulations through the White House fi...
The former president, Donald Trump, made some significant announcements recently. He signed an executive order that stops federal funding for schools and universities that require students to get vaccinated against Covid-19. This move was done to push back against vaccine mandates, which have been a hot topic in the US. The order was signed in the Oval Offic...
The Education Department recently pushed for a significant change in how transgender athletes' records are handled. They want to remove records, titles, and awards from transgender women who have competed in women's sports. This stance comes from a place where some believe that transgender women have an unfair advantage, and that the success of biological women has b...
It's all a bit of a pickle right? NASA, the awesome space agency, has temporarily paused a bunch of their science committees. This isn't just about one or two groups, but several. Why ? They're trying to figure out how to follow recent orders from the president. The big guy in charge, who is also the president of the USA, issued several orders including cutting fede...
On a busy Friday, a strange thing happened across various federal websites. Pages vanished, info on crucial health topics disappeared, and even pronouns in email signatures got the boot. All of this was part of a big cleanup ordered by officials. The Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo earlier in the week. This memo told agency heads to remove any mention ...
Jeff King, a four-time Iditarod champ, lives in the shadow of North America's tallest peak, Denali. He and many Alaskans are upset that President Trump wants to change the mountain's name back to Mount McKinley. The peak's original name, Denali, is sacred to the Athabascan tribe. They've lived in the region for centuries. In 1896, a prospector named the mountain afte...
President Trump has signed a new executive order that sets up a special group to look into digital assets like Bitcoin. This team will have just a month to figure out what rules are already in place for these assets. Then, they'll need to make recommendations to the president within six months. What's interesting is that this order comes after Trump made promises dur...