U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order that required the Trump administration to pay around $2 billion in foreign aid funds to contractors by midnight. The ruling comes after the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block the release of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, which the federal judge had required by midnight.

Attorney General Pam Bondi made an explosive revelation on Wednesday when she told Jesse Watters on “Jesse Watters Primetime” that some information about Jeffrey Epstein would be released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday.She told Watters there are over 250 alleged victims, and her office needs to ensure all of their identities are protected.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring government payments and travel expenses to be justified and made public where possible.The requirement is part of Trump’s executive order to implement the cost efficiency initiative for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Using modern technology, the order aims to transform spending by putting all federal grants and contracts through rigorous standards to justify their existence.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a letter ordering New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to eliminate its controversial congestion pricing tolls by mid-March.The letter, dated and signed by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Executive Director Gloria Shepherd on Feb.

Democrats in the Senate failed to pass a resolution that would have reversed President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Unleashing American Energy” in a 53-47 party-line vote.The White House argued that scrapping the emergency would endanger nearly 900,000 jobs and have a negative $3.6 trillion impact. The order encourages domestic energy production on federal lands and nixed a Biden-era push to strive for more electric vehicles on the road.