Oct 18, 2024
Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the Headquarters Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington.
FBI Recovers 33 Children in Anti-Human Trafficking Operation

Earlier this month, an FBI anti-human trafficking operation led to the recovery of 33 missing children. The operation took place in Southern California and was dubbed “Operation Lost Angels.” The recovery of the children was the result of the work of more than two dozen agencies on the local, state,... Read More »

President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden Directs DOJ to End Contracts with Private Prisons

Biden's latest executive order tackles the issue of privately operated criminal detention facilities. In his memorandum, President Biden seeks to reform the nation's current incarceration system by eliminating the use of these privately owned detention centers. The memorandum explains in part, “To decrease incarceration levels, we must reduce profit-based incentives... Read More »

The World Health Organization
DAY ONE: America Re-joins World Health Organization

Joe Biden fulfilled yet another one of his campaign promises on day one as president when he announced the US would once again join the World Health Organization (WHO). In a fast reversal of former President Trump's abandonment of WHO, Biden signed an act and notified the non-profit organization that... Read More »

Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress
Biden Day One Executive Orders - Regulatory Review Process

President Biden issued the “Modernizing Regulatory Review” Executive Order with the intent to update the review process by obtaining feedback from OMB and other agencies. This feedback will address “how the regulatory review process can promote public health and safety, economic growth, social welfare, racial justice, environmental stewardship, human dignity,... Read More »

The Trump International Hotel, Washington D.C.
U.S. Supreme Court Ends Two Emolument Suits vs. Trump

Two lawsuits accused President Trump of violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution by making profits from his New York and Washington hotels and restaurants. Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s request to consider the lower-court orders. Those orders had said the lawsuits could go forward on the... Read More »