House Moves to Strengthen Tech & Energy Policies Amid Growing China Concerns

The U.S. House of Representatives took decisive action today, April 24, 2025, with bipartisan bills targeting small business energy efficiency and enhancing government technology. Meanwhile, leadership voiced concerns over foreign influence, as the Select Committee on China escalated its investigation with subpoenas to Chinese telecom giants. These developments reshape U.S. policy on tech, energy, and national security.

By Writer April 25, 2025No Comments

US Cabinet Activities

Trump Reshapes Government: DOE Dismantled, FEMA Cut, USAID Overhauled

Trump accelerates a sweeping government overhaul, signing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, shifting FEMA disaster response to states, and restructuring USAID to reduce humanitarian aid. The Treasury slashes small business loans, while the Energy Department boosts LNG exports, fueling intense bipartisan backlash and economic uncertainty.

By Writer March 20, 2025No Comments

On This Day in American History

1813 Americans under General Zebulon Pike capture York (now Toronto) from British regulars, militia and Ojibwe natives forcing a British withdrawal to Kingston; Pike is killed
1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from Union (US Civil War)
1861 US President Abraham Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus (US Civil War)
1861 Confederate General Robert E. Lee orders Colonel Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson to take command of Harpers Ferry, Virginia [1]
1865 Steamboat “SS Sultana” explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.
1877 Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends

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