President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Air Force chief of staff is a nearly-retired general with a public history of pushing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and COVID vaccine mandates on service members, Breitbart News has learned.
John Casaretti, an air travel safety whistleblower and president of the Air Marshal Association, called on President Donald Trump and Congress to act quickly to allow the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to operate as its own agency without “bureaucracy” to better stop potential terrorist attacks in an exclusive Breitbart News Saturday interview with Matthew Boyle.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday released $500 million for charter school programs, calling the move the “largest investment in the program ever.”
The Trump administration has obligated over $42 million to fund “critical rail safety projects” along Florida’s notorious Brightline rail from a massive backlog of grants left behind by the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT).
The Department of Labor (DOL) has launched an enforcement initiative to “ensure no employers are abusing H-1B visas at the expense of our workforce” in line with President Donald Trump’s recent proclamation directing federal agencies to fix the foreign worker program.
The Trump administration’s Department of War has put the previous administration’s social media strategy to shame with a more than 1000 percent increase in average post impressions and engagements, Breitbart News has learned from data exclusively obtained from the Pentagon.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office prompted rebuke and a referral to the Secret Service for a threat assessment after posting on X that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was “going to have a bad day,” a message that drew swift condemnation from Trump administration officials, conservative leaders, and commentators in the wake of the recent assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has introduced a bill to undo the Biden administration’s red tape within a federal employment program.
Former Amb. Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, called out “atrocious reporting” by the New York Times and the Washington Post in a red carpet interview with Breitbart News.
The current head of human resources at the Department of War (DOW), formerly the Department of Defense (DOD), was the “architect” of the military’s previous Diversity and Inclusion program, enforced the unlawful COVID vaccine mandate, and developed a program that expedited citizenship for noncitizen service members who were deported after being convicted of crimes.
A federal judge reversed the Trump administration’s freeze of over $2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University on Wednesday.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the nine southwest sectors encountered approximately 6,300 illegal aliens who crossed the border in August between ports of entry, according to unofficial reports reviewed exclusively by Breitbart Texas. This represents a 90 percent decrease in migrant apprehensions compared to August 2024.
United States Attorney Pam Bondi announced the filing of a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois challenging state laws that provide in-state tuition and scholarships for illegal aliens on Tuesday. The complaint alleges the laws unconstitutionally discriminate against U.S. citizens, who are not afforded the same reduced tuition rates or scholarships, in direct conflict with federal law.
Republican chairmen of two key House committees dedicated to confronting the Chinese Communist Party are urging the State Department to issue a separate travel advisory for Somaliland, arguing that distinguishing it from Somalia would recognize Somaliland’s stability and democracy, encourage U.S. investment, and strengthen Washington’s ability to counter Beijing’s growing influence in the Horn of Africa — with the lawmakers stressing, “Strengthening cooperation with Somaliland is a productive step in advancing America’s security and diplomatic objectives in the region.”
The Trump administration has directed American consular posts worldwide to halt approvals of nearly all visitor visas for holders of Palestinian passports, a policy that took effect August 31, 2025, and expands recent restrictions targeting Palestinian travel to the United States.
A Biden-appointed federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting hundreds of child and youth migrants back to their families in their home country of Guatemala.
The Trump administration has ended $679 million in funding for 12 “doomed” offshore wind projects that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy deemed a “wasteful” use of agency dollars.
The Trump administration is demanding that dozens of states and territories remove gender ideology from sex education programs or risk losing millions in federal funding.
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Sergio Gor as U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asia has received widespread acclaim from senior officials across the administration, with figures from the FBI director to cabinet secretaries hailing Gor as an “outstanding” and “loyal” choice.
McLEAN, VIRGINIA — Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is slashing her department’s staff and streamlining “redundant” projects in order to save money, “restore trust” in the U.S. intelligence community, and to continue rooting out the “weaponization” of intelligence.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said that while he is worried about overreach from the federal government, we haven’t been able to get administrators and institutions of higher education to end antisemitism, “The
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) is suing President Donald Trump and his top law enforcement officials over the federal takeover of the capital’s police force, arguing that current legislation “does not permit the President to seize control” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar delivered a blunt rejection of international two-state solution pressure Wednesday, telling a delegation of American journalists that “a Palestinian state in the heart of Israel would indeed be a solution—for those who seek to eliminate us” and suggesting Western nations advocating for Palestinian statehood should “establish it on their own territory” instead.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been hard at work in the first 200 days of President Donald Trump’s administration, and those efforts include rescuing children, stopping human traffickers, and drug seizures, FBI Director Kash Patel highlighted on Saturday.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is kicking off a 50-state tour next week to focus on bringing education back to the states and to hear from local communities and families, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
A current Justice Department official and former FBI special agent was caught on video telling fellow January 6, 2021 protest attendees to “kill” police officers, bodycam footage obtained by NPR revealed.
Dean Cain, the actor who played Superman on the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” claimed on Wednesday that he joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)to “help save America.” On Thursday, ICE officials confirmed Cain will take the oath to serve as an honorary officer next month..
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposed a rule on Friday that would reverse a Biden-era policy allowing VA facilities to kill unborn babies with abortions and provide abortion counseling.
Border Patrol leaders are touting the new record-low rate of migrant arrests along the southwest border as the “most secure border in history.” In July, Border Patrol agents arrested approximately 4,600 migrants who illegally crossed the southwest border between ports of entry. Border Patrol agents released zero migrants into the U.S. for the third consecutive month.
Brown University reached an agreement with the Trump administration on Wednesday to restore federal funding for research after the Department of Education paused more than $500 million in funds in April and opened civil rights investigations into the school.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says President Trump’s “Trump Accounts” will transform financial literacy for working families and set up the next generation for prosperity by giving every American newborn a stake in the economy and a pathway to long-term wealth.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks reported the continuing decline in the arrest of illegal aliens who cross the border between ports of entry. During the first 27 days of July, agents arrested just over 4,000 migrants.
The Trump administration delivered a forceful rejection of international efforts to pressure Israel into accepting Palestinian statehood, with the State Department declaring it “will not participate in this insult” as over 100 countries gathered at the U.N. in New York to push the failed two-state solution.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Monday sent guidance to federal agencies requiring them to protect the religious expression of federal workers — a striking departure from the previous Biden administration, which was often hostile to people of faith.
Trump officials trumpeted, yet another record for the lowest number of migrants apprehended in a single day after illegally crossing the border between ports of entry. On July 20, Border Patrol agents encountered only 88 migrants — a new record low. This is down from the record of 112 set less than a month ago.
The Trump administration is asking recently retired Border Patrol agents to “answer the call once more” and return to active service. The call from the administration followed several years of retirements as agents were frustrated with the Biden-era catch-and-release policies.
The Trump administration has secured an agreement with Mexico to ensure a solution to the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin calling it a “massive environmental and national security win.”
Columbia University announced a historic deal with the Trump administration on Wednesday, agreeing to pay a $200 million fine, as well as $21 million to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to settle antisemitism allegations in exchange for the return of massive amounts of federal funding.
The Trump administration delivered on its promise to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and set new records for the lowest number of migrant encounters. The June Southwest Land Border Encounters Report from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows yet another decrease in migrant encounters, including the lowest number of encounters in a single day — 128 on June 28.
Columbia University reached an agreement with the Trump administration to settle allegations that it failed to stop antisemitism on campus, part of a major deal worked out on Wednesday to restore the school’s federal research funding, the university announced.
