On his first day in office, Eric Turner made a bold move as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  He directed agency staff to suspend all pending and future enforcement actions related to the Obama-era Equal Access Rule, which required HUD-funded programs and shelters to determine eligibility based on a person’s self-identified gender. Turner said that the move was part of President Donald Trump’s...

The House passed legislation Thursday to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug, which lawmakers say will allow law enforcement to be better equipped to prosecute drug traffickers and stop the flow of such substances. In 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a temporary scheduling order (TSO) for fentanyl as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), but the TSO is set to...

President Donald Trump gathered with House Republican leaders at the White House on Thursday to relay his tax priorities.  In the meeting, he told House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and others that he wants to fulfill his campaign promise to stop taxing tips.  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt updated reporters as the lengthy meeting was still ongoing,...