President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at eliminating a handful of federal advisory committees.  The order targets the Presidio Trust, the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace – all of which have received federal funding.  It comes as the president has been working along with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to aggressively reduce...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he supports GOP-led efforts in Congress to put Washington, D.C., back under direct federal control. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump complained about crime and homelessness in the nation’s capital. “I think we should take over Washington, D.C., — make it safe,” Trump said, adding: “I think that we should govern [the] District of Columbia.” NINTH CIRCUIT REJECTS TRUMP’S...