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What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name...

At signing of Laken Riley Act, Trump says he plans to send migrants in US illegally to Guantanamo

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

WASHINGTON — At the signing of the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at...

Fed holds rates steady, drops reference to inflation 'progress' from policy statement

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and gave little insight into when further reductions in borrowing costs may...

White House rescinds order that had frozen federal aid, official says

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

WASHINGTON - The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a Trump administration directive pausing federal loans, grants and other...

Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It...

Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in effort to shrink government

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week...

MeritTV Live Coverage of RFK Jr. Senate Confirmation Hearing

Merit Street Media | Jan 29, 2025

Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?

Merit Street Media | Jan 28, 2025

WASHINGTON — Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger...

Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room

Merit Street Media | Jan 28, 2025

WASHINGTON — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday. Her...

At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism

Merit Street Media | Jan 27, 2025

OSWIECIM, Poland — Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered...