Washington — The Pentagon is asking Congress for broad new authority to withhold unclassified records from the public, a proposal that transparency advocates say could significantly reduce the public’s ability to scrutinize the nation’s largest federal agency and understand how billions of taxpayer dollars are spent. The legislative proposal seeks to create a new section … Read more
Venice’s new mayor is proposing a dynamic pricing system for the city’s access fee, under plans which would raise the charge to as much as $59 on the busiest days, in an attempt to ease overcrowding in the UNESCO world heritage city. Mayor Simone Venturini said Friday that the current fee of approximately $11 for … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national minimum tax on billionaires and a federal fund that would give every American a stake in the wealth created by artificial intelligence, laying out a populist economic agenda in an essay published Friday on Substack. At the same time, Newsom, who is mulling a 2028 White … Read more
Trump administration proposes NDA rule for federal employees – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump administration is proposing a rule for federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down. Source link
The Trump administration is proposing that all new and current federal employees sign non-disclosure agreements as part of its crackdown on press leaks. On Tuesday, the Office of Personnel Management posted a notice in the Federal Register asking for comment on a draft NDA that federal agencies would use for “both new and existing employees.” … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media. The notice in the Federal Register from the Office of Personnel Management posted Tuesday asked for comment on a draft NDA to be used by federal agencies for “both … Read more
The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to resettle White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees in the U.S., proposing to increase the government’s refugee cap to welcome thousands more of them, according to a State Department plan sent to Congress and obtained by CBS News. The administration has effectively closed the U.S. … Read more
A council meant to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed Thursday a series of long-awaited changes to the disaster recovery body that stop short of the administration’s promises to dismantle it, but could reduce the number of disasters the federal government supports and the amount of money it doles out. A council appointed by … Read more
Recent polling released by NBC News shows that only 22% of Americans have confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court. In the wake of that growing unpopularity, a new proposal in Congress would amend the Constitution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices. Democratic Rep. Johnny Olszewski of Maryland joins “The Takeout” to discuss. … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, the nation’s top regulator for publicly traded companies, issued a proposal Tuesday that would give companies the option to report their earnings and financials only twice per year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Under current SEC rules, in place since … Read more