A federal judge blocked the freeze Tuesday afternoon, though the stay is temporary and still leaves a lot of uncertainty.
An executive order signed this week by Pres. Donald Trump has closed the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program until further notice. The freeze means the futures of refugees from around the world who were scheduled to come to Alaska are now in limbo.
The Trump administration will prioritize the development of Alaska’s LNG potential, including the permitting of all necessary pipeline and export infrastructure, the White House said.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday night bringing “drill, baby, drill” to Alaska, focusing on unleashing the possibility of oil and gas development.
A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's tallest mountain.
At her first White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt took questions for about 47 minutes. Gray Television’s White House correspondent Jon Decker asked Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating birthright citizenship. “What’s the administration’s argument for doing away with birthright citizenship?”
The White House is allowing opportunities for "new media" outlets to participate in White House press briefings.
Alaska's all-Republican congressional delegation welcomed President Donald Trump's executive orders that were intended to boost resource development in Alaska. But the delegation has been divided on other actions Trump has taken since returning to the White House.
It called for all federal agencies to ensure that their grants and programs aligned with the new Trump administration's priorities.