Category: Politics
DOGE Guts AmeriCorps, Agency That Organizes Community Service Programs
Employees of AmeriCorps who were put on administrative leave include all those who work for a national disaster response program.
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Pride and Dread in Harvard Yard as Trump Wars With the University
Students on Thursday protested the president’s attacks on Harvard, but at town hall meetings, defiance mixed with uncertainty as faculty members exami [...]
Trump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial Fisheries
The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”
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Mass Layoffs Hit Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The agency, which has returned $21 billion to consumers since its inception, could lose 1,500 of its 1,700 employees, a union warned.
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Ukraine and U.S. Sign Agreement in Lead-Up to Full Minerals Deal
The signed memorandum of understanding was thin on details, and the White House did not comment. But President Trump has said he expects to sign a ful [...]
What to Know About the Court Cases Challenging Trump’s Immigration Agenda
The Trump administration is on course for a potential constitutional clash with the judiciary branch, which has issued several rulings countering exec [...]
Teachers will rally against Labour over pay, says NEU leader
Hazel ShearingReporting fromNEU conference in HarrogateGetty ImagesDaniel Kebede addressed NEU members on the last day of their conference in Harrogat [...]
Donald Trump suggests UK state visit set for September
US President Donald Trump has suggested Buckingham Palace is "setting a date for September" for his second state visit to the UK.The president told re [...]
Former Death Row Prisoners Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Prison Move
The men had their death sentences commuted under the Biden administration, but say they are being punished by being transferred from a prison in India [...]
Senator Lisa Murkowski Makes Startling Admission as Trump Wages Retribution Campaign
Lisa Murkowski, a longtime senator from Alaska and an independent voice in an increasingly tribal party, has been the rare Republican on Capitol Hill [...]
Trump Administration Proposes Sharp Budget Cuts for H.H.S.
An internal memo proposes carving out $40 billion from federal health agencies while eliminating dozens of programs. Congress has ultimate appropriati [...]
Court, in Strong Words, Presses White House to Play Active Role in Freeing Maryland Man
Regardless of whether the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, is a member of MS-13, the appeals court wrote, he is entitled to due process.
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Chris Van Hollen Turned Away From El Salvador Prison by Military
Armed officials stopped Senator Chris Van Hollen from trying to visit the prison where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has been held for over a month.
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Dual Orders From Judges Edge Courts Closer to Confrontation With White House
The threat of investigations into whether the administration violated the judges’ orders comes as President Trump and his advisers are increasingly bu [...]
After Harvard, Liberal Donors and Groups Fear New Scrutiny From Trump
Some worried liberal donors and the nonprofit groups they support are getting “legal teams on speed dial, crisis plans dusted off, reserves lined up.” [...]