Tag: Executive Branch

Hospitals Broke the Law by Not Carrying Out Emergency Abortion, Feds Say

Two hospitals broke a law requiring emergency medical care for facilities that are paid by Medicare, federal officials say. The Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri, and the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTLA) when they failed to “offer necessary stabilizing care” to a…


Biden Earmarks $500,000 for Transgender Youth, Other Groups in Pakistan

The Biden administration is offering a $500,000 grant to help teach the English language in Pakistan, in part by providing “intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth.” According to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (pdf), the program will “increase participants’ English language proficiency, employability, and leadership and critical thinking skills, enabling them to become…


Bureau of Land Management’s New ‘Conservation’ Rule Will Restrict Public Access to Federal Lands: Sen. Barrasso

For a half-century, the United States Department of Interior (DOI) has used a multi-use doctrine in administering much of the 480 million acres of federal public lands its 11 agencies manage across the country. Under the Federal Land Policy & Management Act of 1976, recreational activities such as fishing, hunting, and camping are regarded as…


US Army Will Again ‘Fall Short’ of Recruitment Goals: Secretary Wormuth

Despite the relative success of a new program to help aspiring soldiers meet eligibility requirements, the U.S. Army will again “fall short” of its annual recruitment goals, according to Defense Department officials. While testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on May 2, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said: “The chief [of staff] and I…


LIVE NOW: Pentagon Holds Press Briefing on Deployment of Troops to Southern Border

The Department of Defense holds a press briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 2 to possibly talk about the troops deployment to the Southern Border to support the Customs and Border Protection. …


Pentagon Holds Press Briefing on Deployment of Troops to Southern Border

The Department of Defense holds a press briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on May 2 to possibly talk about the troops deployment to the Southern Border to support the Customs and Border Protection. …


LIVE 2:30 PM ET: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on ‘Current Readiness of the Joint Force’

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on “The Current Readiness of the Joint Force” at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 2. General Randy A. George, vice chief of staff of the Army, Department of the Army; Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, vice chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy; General Eric M. Smith,…


LIVE NOW: Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on ‘Current Readiness of the Joint Force’

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on “The Current Readiness of the Joint Force” at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 2. General Randy A. George, vice chief of staff of the Army, Department of the Army; Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, vice chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy; General Eric M. Smith,…


Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on ‘Current Readiness of the Joint Force’

U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on “The Current Readiness of the Joint Force” at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 2. General Randy A. George, vice chief of staff of the Army, Department of the Army; Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, vice chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy; General Eric M. Smith,…


LIVE NOW: White House Holds Daily Briefing (May 2)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on May 2. …