President Trump has announced that a deal has been reached that will see Saudi Arabia and Russia reduce their oil production to stabilize world markets. According to The Hill: President Trump on Thursday said global oil production could drop by 10 million to 15 million barrels in light of talks between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Russia, however, is reportedly denying
Federal authorities are distributing masks and other equipment to New York and New Jersey medical personnel after it was confiscated during a price-gouging and hoarding investigation. According to The Hill: Hoarded personal protective equipment seized by the FBI in a price-gouging investigation will be distributed to New York and New Jersey health care workers to
The United States military has announced the deployment of air defense systems into Iraq to protect troops following an increase in attacks. According to Fox News: The U.S. military said Thursday air defense systems are “moving” into Iraq following attacks on American and coalition forces in recent weeks. The weapons include Patriot surface-to-air missiles and a variant of the
The Trump administration is increasing its presence in the Caribbean as part of an enhanced counternarcotics operation. According to The Hill: Trump administration officials announced Wednesday that the U.S. military would send naval ships and aircraft to the Caribbean as part of an enhanced counternarcotics operation. President Trump and other top officials discussed the operation at
The Trump administration has included unaccompanied minors in the border closure order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This allows for the immediate deportation of unaccompanied minors who have unlawfully entered the U.S. According to The Daily Caller: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that underage minors who unlawfully enter the United States without any
Immigration groups have filed suit against the Trump administration over the administration’s decision to not close immigration courts during the pandemic response. According to The Hill: Immigration groups are suing the Trump administration over its refusal to close immigration courts during the coronavirus public health crisis. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, the groups said that the
The Trump administration has dealt another blow to the Obama administration’s restrictive environmental regulations by loosening the rule on fuel efficiency. According to The Hill: The Trump administration on Tuesday rolled back an Obama-era law that pushes automakers to produce more fuel efficient vehicles, severely limiting a rule designed to decrease pollution from transportation in
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the experts on the coronavirus task force gave some insight into their efforts to successfully get President Trump to extend the coronavirus guidelines. According to The Hill: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Monday that the White House coronavirus task force aggressively lobbied President Trump to extend social distancing guidelines
President Trump is considering a creative way to help the restaurant industry that has been hit hard by this pandemic. Trump is reportedly considering restoring the corporate tax deduction for meals to help the industry. According to The Hill: President Trump said Sunday that he would push to restore the ability for corporations to deduct the
The Trump Administration has announced that charges have been filed by the United States Department of Justice against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for drug trafficking. According to The Hill: Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday the indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and other top officials for crimes related to drug trafficking. Maduro was charged with narco-terrorism
