Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
Political|US
Top federal labor officials reinstated by full DC federal appeals court
Top federal labor officials reinstated by full DC federal appeals court
April 07, 2025Trump administration
Americas|Crime|Education|Political|US
Judge says deportation of man to El Salvador prison is ‘wholly lawless,’ with deadline to return him to America today
Judge says deportation of man to El Salvador prison is ‘wholly lawless,’ with deadline to return him to America today
April 07, 2025
Environment|Political|Science|US
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
The Trump administration’s job cuts and advisory board changes at the agency won’t change those rules, as a former EPA science adviser explains.
April 07, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
CIA is reviewing its authorities to use lethal force against drug cartels
CIA is reviewing its authorities to use lethal force against drug cartels
April 07, 2025
MidEast|Political|World
Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath
Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an escalating conflict with the U.S.
April 07, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US|World
Trump says he's not backing down on tariffs, calls them 'medicine' as markets reel
President Donald Trump says he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S. He's digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system
April 06, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
US stock futures tumble indicating another plummet on Wall Street
U.S. stock futures opened sharply lower late on Sunday, suggesting a continuation of the two-day selloff that wiped trillions from equity values after the
April 06, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Trump’s team offers mixed messaging on tariff negotiation, downplays market volatility
Trump’s team offers mixed messaging on tariff negotiation, downplays market volatility
April 06, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'
A federal judge says the U_S_ government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless.”
April 06, 2025
Africa|Political|Sports|US|World
The US has revoked visas for South Sudanese while civil war threatens at home
The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation
April 06, 2025
Political|US
As judges stymie Trump with nationwide orders, pressure builds on US Supreme Court
Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden may not agree on much, but there is one issue on which they have been united: The need
April 06, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump’s crackdown on university protests is casting a long shadow. Activists hope he’s also providing a spark
Trump’s crackdown on university protests is casting a long shadow. Activists hope he’s also providing a spark
April 06, 2025
Asia|Political|US|World
Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts
Reporters and human rights groups say the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media have put dozens of journalists at risk, especially those who defied authoritarian regimes to help fulfill the U.S. mission of delivering uncensored news to parts of the world under repressive rule
April 06, 2025
Business|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|Technology|US
Protests continue at Tesla showrooms amid talk Elon Musk could soon leave DOGE
Protests continue at Tesla showrooms amid talk Elon Musk could soon leave DOGE
April 05, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to suspend a judge's order for the government to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison
April 05, 2025
Business|Political|US
Doug Emhoff publicly criticizes his law firm for coming to agreement with Trump administration
Doug Emhoff publicly criticizes his law firm for coming to agreement with Trump administration
April 05, 2025
Economy|Europe|Political|US|World
Hear Rubio’s response to 'crashing' markets after tariff news
At a NATO foreign ministers summit in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to a reporter’s question about the impact of President Trump's recent tariff announcements on European markets.
April 04, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Attorney for father deported in 'error' says this is what's 'new, unique and terrifying' about case
CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, the attorney for a Maryland father the Trump administration conceded it mistakenly deported to El Salvador “because of an administrative error.”
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order
New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding
April 05, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration appoints junior officer to oversee US Foreign Service, sources say
The Trump administration has appointed a national security lawyer who entered the foreign service just four years ago as the top official overseeing the State
April 05, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Priscilla Alvarez on what we know about father mistakenly deported, sent to El Salvador prison
The Trump administration conceded in a court filing that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because he’s now in Salvadoran custody. CNN's Priscilla Alvarez reports.
April 01, 2025
Asia|Political|US|World
USAID team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says
Three U.S. aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country's massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the
April 05, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Judge orders return of wrongly deported Maryland man to US from El Salvador
A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador to the United States within three days, the
April 04, 2025
Economy|Environment|Political|US
Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”
April 05, 2025
Asia|Political|US|World
In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Day after day, Chinese rescue teams haul children and elderly people from collapsed buildings
April 05, 2025
Economy|Political|US
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office, AP sources say
The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers as part of layoffs that began Friday
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week
April 04, 2025
Economy|Political|US
The math Trump's admin. used to calculate tariff rates stuns economists
President Trump's administration says they used a formula to calculate tariff rates for foreign countries. CNN anchors Dana Bash and Phil Mattingly break down the numbers and how economists are reacting.
April 04, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US
Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging
President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires
April 04, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US
Trump administration halts Biden proposal to let Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs
Trump administration halts Biden proposal to let Medicare, Medicaid cover anti-obesity drugs
April 04, 2025
Environment|Political|US
Trump administration ends key grant program that helps communities prepare for disasters
The Trump administration is ending a key program used by communities to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for natural disasters like flooding and fires
April 04, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
Tufts student's immigration arrest case moved to Vermont, not Louisiana, by US judge
The Trump administration on Friday lost a bid to throw out or move to Louisiana a Tufts University student's legal challenge to her immigration arrest, which
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
US Supreme Court lets Trump cut teacher training grants in DEI-related case
The U.S.
April 04, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration fires director of National Security Agency
Trump administration fires director of National Security Agency
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
5-4 Supreme Court allows Trump to freeze roughly $65 million in teacher training grants
5-4 Supreme Court allows Trump to freeze roughly $65 million in teacher training grants
April 04, 2025
Americas|Business|Political|US|World
Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet its leaders following recent U.S. allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the critical Panama Canal shipping lane
April 04, 2025
Business|Political|US
DOGE staffers arrive at U.S. antitrust and consumer protection agency
Two people working with billionaire Elon Musk on a bid to radically shrink the U.S. government have started work at the U.S.
April 04, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Tariff turmoil puts a freeze on global M&A dealmaking
From Wall Street to Israel and Sweden, U.S.
April 04, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries
A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration issues demands on Harvard as conditions for billions in federal money
Some alumni want Harvard to resist Trump administration demands the university must meet to receive $9 billion in federal grants and contracts being threatened during an investigation into campus antisemitism
April 04, 2025
Business|Environment|Health|Political|US
Chemical industry seeks exemptions from US pollution rules as part of Trump administration offer
Industry groups representing hundreds of chemical and petrochemical manufacturers are seeking blanket exemptions from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene
April 04, 2025
Business|Political|US
The Energy Department identifies thousands of nonessential positions at risk of DOGE cuts
The Energy Department has identified thousands of federal workers it deems "nonessential" and would not be protected if there is a large-scale reduction in force
April 04, 2025
Election|Political|US
The hidden power of marathon Senate speeches: What history tells us about Cory Booker’s 25-hour oration
In some cases, long Senate speeches don’t produce clear results. In other cases, they can help pass or prevent new legislation.
April 04, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact
Cost of US military offensive against Houthis nears $1 billion with limited impact
April 04, 2025
Business|Political|US|World
Putin envoy on why Americans should believe there will be an outcome in war
CNN's Phil Mattingly sits down with senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, who traveled to Washington, DC, for talks on strengthening relations between Russia and Ukraine as they seek to end the war. Dmitriev's visit marks the first time a senior Russian official has visited Washington, DC, for talks since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and marks a further step in the marked warming in relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office in January.
April 03, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Federal officials are quietly terminating the legal residency of some international college students
A crackdown on foreign students is alarming college leaders, who say the Trump administration is using new tactics and vague justifications to push some students out of the country
April 04, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
US sending Israel 20,000 assault rifles that Biden had delayed, say sources
The Trump administration moved forward with the sale of more than 20,000 U.S.-made assault rifles to Israel last month, according to a document seen by Reuters
April 04, 2025
Business|Europe|Political|US|World
Ukrainian team to head to US to discuss new minerals deal framework
A Ukrainian government team will head to the United States in the near future for discussions on a new framework for a minerals deal, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday.
April 04, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology|US
US electric vehicle industry is collateral damage in Trump's escalating trade war
One big loser in President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war is likely to be the U.S. electric vehicle industry
April 04, 2025
Business|Political|US
As dusk falls in Washington on Fridays, the firings begin
Mary Glantz was in her room at a Hampton Inn in Columbia, South Carolina, last Friday night during a trip visiting friends when her phone began
April 04, 2025
Business|Health|Political|Science|US
Trump layoffs begin to erode FDA drug review system
The Trump administration's mass firings at the U.S.
April 04, 2025
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World
Russia urges restraint on all sides over Iran's nuclear programme
Russia said on Friday that the question of Iran's nuclear programme should be resolved politically and diplomatically, urging restraint on all sides.
April 04, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push
Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push
April 04, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration demands changes in letter to Harvard University as review of federal funding is underway
Trump administration demands changes in letter to Harvard University as review of federal funding is underway
April 04, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
US to freeze Brown University grants, calls for restrictions at Harvard
The U.S. government plans to freeze grants to Brown University and separately set conditions that Harvard University must meet - including a
April 03, 2025
Africa|Business|Economy|Political|World
The US is negotiating a minerals deal with conflict-hit Congo, a Trump official says
A Trump administration official says the United States is talking with conflict-plagued Congo about developing its mineral resources under a deal that the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer
April 03, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
A White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University
April 03, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Trump administration fires staff of program that helps low-income households pay for heat
The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps low-income households nationwide pay for heat
April 03, 2025
Health|Political|US
US judge blocks $11 billion Trump administration health funding cut for now
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting more than $11 billion in public health grants allocated to U.S. states
April 03, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration is considering freezing $510 million in grants to Brown University
Trump administration is considering freezing $510 million in grants to Brown University
April 03, 2025
Business|Europe|Political|US|World
Top Russian negotiator says US businesses would be welcome in Russia if sanctions were lifted
Top Russian negotiator says US businesses would be welcome in Russia if sanctions were lifted
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US|World
Russian investment envoy sees positive dynamic in US relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Thursday that he saw a "positive dynamic" in relations between Moscow and Washington, though more meetings
April 03, 2025
Arts|Political|US
US judge declines for now to block Trump 'gender ideology' arts grants ban
A federal judge on Thursday declined at this time to block U.S.
April 03, 2025
Education|Political|US
US warns public schools of legal action, withholding funds over DEI
The U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Food|Political|US
US egg imports meant to drive prices down could be hit by tariffs
U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Trump tariffs slam markets, stunned investors brace for slow growth, retaliation
Global investors grappled on Thursday with rising chances of an economic downturn and a sprawling trade war, as they
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|US
Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
A federal judge in Rhode Island says she'll temporarily block the Trump administration from cutting billions in federal public health dollars
April 03, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Judge considering whether to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating court orders on deportation flights
Judge considering whether to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating court orders on deportation flights
April 03, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World
Judge says US government may have 'acted in bad faith' as he weighs contempt over deportation order
A federal judge says the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could step in to block their deportations to El Salvador
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Equity long/short hedge funds wipe out year gains in market rout
Global equity long/short hedge funds erased their gains for the year on Thursday as stocks plunged after the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs.
April 03, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
'Fair likelihood' Trump administration violated court order not to deport Venezuelans, judge says
There is a "fair likelihood" the Trump administration violated a court order temporarily blocking the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|Technology|US
Trump tariffs could stymie Big Tech's US data center spending spree
U.S.
April 03, 2025
Asia|Economy|Political|US|World
Trump's global trade war may defeat US strategic goals on China
In its first months, U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Political|US
US appeals court pauses order reversing Trump actions at CFPB
A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court order from last week that had handed a major victory to government workers and consumer advocates fighting President
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Fed's Jefferson: still substantial uncertainty on trade policy, need time to assess
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Thursday declined to offer any specifics about how the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs announced on Wednesday affect his outlook for
April 03, 2025
Political|US
How a lone judge can block a Trump order nationwide – and why, from DACA to DOGE, this judicial check on presidents’ power is shaping how the government works
Do court-imposed nationwide injunctions, which stop policies for everyone across the country, give too much power to a single judge? Or do they protect important rights?
April 03, 2025
Business|Political|Science|Technology|US
US plans to develop AI projects on Energy Department lands
The administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday it has identified 16 potential sites on U.S.
April 03, 2025
Political|US|World
Trump-appointed State Department official steps down after less than 3 months
The U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump administration is months away from direct payments to farmers, agriculture secretary says
U.S.
April 03, 2025
Education|Political|US
K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to they're following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices
April 03, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
Rubio tries to reassure wary allies of US commitment to NATO as Trump sends mixed signals
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
US tech, retail stocks lead rout after Trump's tariff blow
Megacap U.S. tech companies including Apple and retail giants Walmart and Nike led a global market meltdown as President Donald Trump's
April 03, 2025
Business|Political|Technology|US
Trump TikTok decision to come before deadline, US vice president says
The Trump administration's decision on an American buyer for the short-video social media site TikTok will come before a weekend deadline, Vice President JD Vance said on
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Stock Markets|US
Sneaker and apparel retailers blindsided by tariffs on Asian factory hubs
Prices of Nike Jordan and Adidas Samba sneakers are likely to rise in the United States after President Donald Trump imposed a raft of new tariffs on
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Countries need to allow in more US products to bring down tariffs, Lutnick says
The Trump administration is talking to all major trading partners throughout the world about ways to bring down President Donald Trump's new tariffs, Commerce
April 03, 2025
Business|Finance|Political|US
US Senate panel advances Trump pick Paul Atkins as SEC chairman
The U.S.
April 03, 2025
Australia|Economy|Political|US|World
Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Health|Political|Stock Markets|US
Pharma stocks survive market rout on tariff exemption, but uncertainty continues
Drugmaker stocks gained a temporary reprieve on Thursday as U.S.
April 03, 2025
Education|Health|Political|Science|Technology
Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
Trump’s nominee for the top CDC role would join the agency at a time of great turmoil and uncertainty for medical research.
April 03, 2025
Americas|Education|Opinion|Political|US
Lessons from El Salvador for US university leaders facing attacks from Trump
US college leaders would do well to reflect on the courage of their counterparts in 1980s El Salvador who opposed injustice despite grave personal risk.
April 03, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
Rubio: US is committed to NATO, but Europe must spend more on defence
U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Every car is about to get more expensive. ‘It’s just math,’ former Ford CEO says
Every car is about to get more expensive. ‘It’s just math,’ former Ford CEO says
April 03, 2025
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|US
India says studying impact of 27% US tariff, vows to push trade deal
India said on Thursday it was studying the impact of the 27% tariff slapped by the U.S. on its imports and vowed to push for a trade
April 02, 2025
Business|Political|US
Musk team issued inaccurate USAID firing notices, must send correct versions, say sources
Termination notices sent by billionaire Elon Musk's cost-cutting team to U.S.
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Auto tariffs are now in effect. What it means for America - and you
Auto tariffs are now in effect. What it means for America - and you
April 03, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump signs order ending duty-free treatment for cheap shipments from China
U.S.
April 02, 2025
Americas|Europe|Political|World
Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a visit aimed at building the trust of Greenlandic officials as the Trump administration is seeking control of the Arctic territory
April 02, 2025
Political|US
Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims
Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and
April 02, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
What we know about the federal detention of activists, students and scholars connected to universities
What we know about the federal detention of activists, students and scholars connected to universities
March 31, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
A wary Europe awaits Rubio with NATO's future on the line
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling this week to a gathering of top diplomats from NATO countries
April 02, 2025
Election|Political|US
Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
Scientists sue NIH, saying politics cut their research funding
A group of scientists and health groups sued the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday, arguing that an “ideological purge” of research funding is illegal and threatens medical cures
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants
Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19
April 02, 2025
Health|Political|US
Scholars, groups sue Trump administration over canceled NIH research funding
Scholars, groups sue Trump administration over canceled NIH research funding
April 02, 2025
Environment|Political|US
Trump administration moves to more easily fire some agency employees
The Trump administration has begun the process of reclassifying workers at some agencies to a new job category with fewer protections, according to two
April 02, 2025
Political|US
Legal services for unaccompanied migrant children still uncertain after judge orders reinstatement
Legal aid clinics that represent migrant children alone in the U.S. say they are still in limbo a day after a federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration temporarily reinstate direct legal assistance
April 02, 2025
Political|US
Social Security's acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have required Maine parents to register their newborns for Social Security numbers at a federal office rather than the hospital
April 02, 2025
Political|US
Congress appropriated some FEMA money to house and aid migrants. Trump officials want it used to detain them
Congress appropriated some FEMA money to house and aid migrants. Trump officials want it used to detain them
April 02, 2025
Africa|Asia|MidEast|Political|Technology|US|World
Trump adviser Waltz's team set up 20 Signal group chats for world crises, Politico reports
The team of President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, set up at least 20 group chats on the commercial Signal app to coordinate official work on issues
April 02, 2025
Arts|Political|US
Head of Washington's African American History museum on personal leave, Washington Post reports
The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Kevin Young, has gone on personal leave, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing an
April 02, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump import taxes could fall heaviest on Midwest and Southeast, Richmond Fed says
New import taxes imposed or potentially in the offing from the Trump administration could raise the average effective tariff rate on goods coming into the
April 02, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
US judge blocks Trump cuts to legal aid for migrant children
A federal judge ordered U.S.
April 02, 2025
Crime|MidEast|Political|US|World
Suspected US airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 6 people, Houthi rebels say
Suspected U.S. airstrikes have battered rebel-controlled areas of Yemen, which the Houthis say killed at least six people
April 02, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Several federal agencies give employees another chance to resign with little time to decide
Several federal agencies give employees another chance to resign with little time to decide
April 02, 2025
Business|Political|Technology|US
Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday
Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok
April 02, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Are you making changes because of tariffs? Tell us about it
Are you making changes because of tariffs? Tell us about it
April 02, 2025
Political|US
Judge who ordered fired federal workers to be reinstated now says ruling applies to 19 states and DC
A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals
April 02, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Top officials to leave US SEC's anti-bribery unit, sources say
The top two leaders of the U.S.
April 02, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
The Taliban senses an opening as it pushes for diplomatic recognition in talks with Trump administration
The Taliban senses an opening as it pushes for diplomatic recognition in talks with Trump administration
April 02, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
Senior Russian official visits Washington for talks with Trump administration
Senior Russian official visits Washington for talks with Trump administration
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Pre-tariff cars at US dealer lots a buffer against price hikes
Automakers with plenty of cars on dealer lots have a time advantage as they hone their strategies for passing on President Donald Trump's 25%
April 02, 2025
Education|Political|US
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its darker chapters.
April 02, 2025
Economy|Education|Health|Political|US
Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding problems
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program
April 02, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political
Israel eliminates remaining tariffs on US goods ahead of Trump move
Israel has cancelled its remaining tariffs on imports from the United States, officials said on Tuesday, a day before the Trump administration hits global trading
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|US
Trump's reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say
U.S.
April 02, 2025
Political|US
Cory Booker: The US is 'in crisis'
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker has engaged in a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. The speech is not a filibuster because Booker is not blocking legislation or a nomination.
March 31, 2025
Business|Europe|Political|US|World
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the
April 02, 2025
Business|Crime|Political|US
Trump uses power against foes unlike any other modern US president
In just 10 weeks in office, Donald Trump has imposed his will on perceived adversaries in business, politics, the media and allied nations by
April 02, 2025
Business|Finance|Political|US
Doug Emhoff's law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher reaches deal with Trump
(This April 1 story has been corrected to show that Willkie has agreed to not engage in illegal diversity-related employment practices, not
April 01, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US
Trump health layoffs include staff overseeing bird flu response, source says
The Trump administration has fired staff who were working on the U.S.
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US|World
Putin's key investment negotiator heads to Washington for talks with Trump envoy, sources say
A key Kremlin negotiator is expected in Washington this week for talks with U.S.
April 01, 2025
Political|US
US judge blocks Trump administration from firing federal employees on probation
A federal judge on Tuesday said the administration of U.S.
April 01, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration suspends dozens of research grants to Princeton
Trump administration suspends dozens of research grants to Princeton
April 01, 2025
Election|Political|US
Cory Booker makes history with longest Senate floor speech in protest of Trump agenda
Cory Booker makes history with longest Senate floor speech in protest of Trump agenda
March 31, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US|World
Princeton's US grants frozen, follows Trump actions against other schools
Princeton University said on Tuesday the U.S. government froze several dozen research grants to the school, which became the latest academic institution
April 01, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US
The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech at over 24 hours
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history
April 01, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border in March lowest ever recorded
The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in March fell to the lowest level ever recorded, according to initial figures released by the
April 01, 2025
Economy|Political|Travel|US
Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors
An influential travel forecasting company says anger over the Trump administration’s tariffs and rhetoric will likely cause international travel to the U.S. to fall even further than expected this year
April 01, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University
The Trump administration has halted several dozen federal research grants at Princeton University
April 01, 2025
Business|Finance|MidEast|Political|US
Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say
U.S.
April 01, 2025
Business|Environment|Political|US
Trump administration weighs new coal leases at North Dakota mine
The Trump administration on Tuesday took a key step toward leasing new areas to a North Dakota coal mine that is proposing to operate through 2045.
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|Stock Markets|US
S&P, Nasdaq end higher as Wall Street gyrates in Trump-tariffs limbo
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both closed higher on Tuesday, after a topsy-turvy day on Wall Street dominated by investor angst ahead of the impending tariff
April 01, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
Columbia University protester Khalil's case to remain in New Jersey
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may continue to challenge the legality of his arrest by immigration authorities in New Jersey, rather than in Louisiana
April 01, 2025
Americas|Political|US
With Trump’s crackdown against dissent escalating, some seeking to protest his immigration policies face a difficult choice
With Trump’s crackdown against dissent escalating, some seeking to protest his immigration policies face a difficult choice
April 01, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds
As many as four in five immigrants at risk of deportation from the United States are Christian, according to a new report that calls on their fellow believers to consider the impact of aggressive deportation policies pursued under the Trump administration
April 01, 2025
Health|Political|US
Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with laws
The Trump administration has paused some family planning grants as it investigates whether the providers are following federal laws
April 01, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana
A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana
April 01, 2025
Political|US
Institute of Peace headquarters transfer is a done deal even as lawsuit continues to unfold
There is no answer yet on the lawsuit filed by Institute of Peace board members who were fired amid a remaking of the independent think tank
April 01, 2025
Political|US
Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs
A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration's move to fire more than a dozen intelligence agency employees who worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs
April 01, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
A look at the people ensnared in Trump's campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at US colleges
The U.S. government has been using its immigration enforcement powers since President Trump took office to crack down on international students and scholars who had participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations or criticized Israel over its military action in Gaza
March 28, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
An ‘administrative error’ sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison, ICE says
President Donald Trump's administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison
April 01, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple
April 01, 2025
Economy|Europe|Political|US|World
Trump officials eye a longer road to Ukraine peace as frustration mounts
Senior Trump administration officials have discussed in recent days the likelihood that the U.S. will be unable to secure a Ukraine
April 01, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
What rights do immigrants have, and what do they not have?
What rights do immigrants have, and what do they not have?
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|Travel|World
Looming trade tariffs have yet to hit demand for flights, Walsh says
The head of global airlines body IATA said threatened U.S. trade tariffs were unlikely to halt a post-COVID surge in travel demand, and that President Donald Trump's approach could
April 01, 2025
Crime|MidEast|Political|US|World
U.S. issues Iran-related sanctions against China, UAE-based entities
The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on entities and individuals in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China whom it accused of being part of an Iranian weapons procurement
April 01, 2025
Health|Political|US
States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding
Attorneys general and other officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for its decision to claw back $11 billion that went to public health departments for COVID-19 efforts and addiction and mental health programs
April 01, 2025
Economy|Political|US
A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump's plans to cut its workforce
Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego says he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs
April 01, 2025
Health|Political|US
23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding
23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding
April 01, 2025
Business|Europe|Political|US|World
US embassies to contractors worldwide: Cancel any diversity programs or risk going unpaid
US embassies to contractors worldwide: Cancel any diversity programs or risk going unpaid
April 01, 2025
Business|Political|US
Law firms hire former Tesla lawyer and top conservative litigator for Trump fight
As the Trump administration strikes at U.S. law firms with a wave of executive orders, three firms challenging those orders have retained a
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Health|Political|US
Pharma industry lobbies Trump for phased tariffs, sources say
Drugmakers are lobbying U.S.
April 01, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|US
Europe says that it holds a lot of trade cards on the eve of Trump's tariff 'Liberation Day'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good plan to retaliate if forced to
April 01, 2025
Crime|Education|Political|US|World
Pro-Palestinian Cornell student to leave US after officials asked for surrender
A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by U.S. immigration officials said on Monday he was
April 01, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
White House, shaken by Signal scandal, says case is closed
The Trump administration sought to put the scandal over its use of the Signal messaging app behind it on Monday, calling it case
April 01, 2025
Political|US
Appeals court won't delay block on US military's transgender ban
A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to pause a lower court's decision blocking President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people
March 31, 2025
Political|Technology|US
IRS sidelines dozens of top IT officials seen as possible ‘blockers’ to immigration enforcement data-sharing
IRS sidelines dozens of top IT officials seen as possible ‘blockers’ to immigration enforcement data-sharing
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
USTR releases trade barriers report ahead of Trump's reciprocal tariffs
U.S.
March 31, 2025
Business|Entertainment|Political|US
With Kid Rock at his side, Trump signs executive order targeting ticket scalping
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at protecting fans from "exploitative ticket scalping" and reforming the U.S.
March 31, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end temporary legal protections for Venezuelans
A federal judge is pausing plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, one week before they were set to expire
March 31, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Trump administration says it deported 17 more ‘violent criminals’ to El Salvador
The Trump administration says it has deported 17 more “violent criminals” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs to El Salvador, as it doubles down on a policy of removing people from the U.S. to third countries despite criticism over lack of transparency and human rights protections
March 31, 2025
Business|Political|US
Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public utility, appoints a new CEO
The Tennessee Valley Authority has promoted one of its top executives to CEO as President Donald Trump has begun turning his attention back to the nation's largest public utility
March 31, 2025
Entertainment|Political|US
Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents' event after angering Trump team
Comic Amber Ruffin is off the bill at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington
March 31, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Judge blocks Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for Venezuelans
A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for some Venezuelan immigrants, writing that officials' characterization of the
March 31, 2025
Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
S&P, Nasdaq post big quarterly percentage drops on Trump tariff turmoil
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posted on Monday their worst quarterly performances since 2022, as uncertainty around the Trump administration's economic agenda roiled
March 31, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador amid court fight
The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador over the weekend, the U.S.
March 31, 2025
Business|Europe|Political|US
US embassies tell suppliers to comply with Trump ban on diversity policies
The Trump administration has warned suppliers to U.S. embassies and consulates as well as recipients of U.S. grants worldwide that they must comply with its ban on
March 31, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Harvard at risk of losing $9 billion in federal funds as US launches review
The Trump administration said on Monday it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to Harvard University, part of a crackdown on
March 31, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism
March 31, 2025
Political|US
White House closes case on Signal and stands by Waltz, with key questions still unanswered
White House closes case on Signal and stands by Waltz, with key questions still unanswered
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
IMF's Georgieva says initial signs from US on digital deregulation are encouraging
Initial signs from the Trump administration on its plans to deregulate digital assets are "quite encouraging," International Monetary Fund Managing
March 31, 2025
Political|US
House Democrats open probe into FCC media investigations under Trump
Three congressional Democrats sought documents on Monday from the head of the Federal Communications Commission as part of a probe into what they called "sham
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US
US regulator OCC withdraws guidance to banks for climate-related financial risk
The U.S.
March 31, 2025
Crime|Political|US
White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tradition of political independence
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US
White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say
The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies
March 31, 2025
Political|US
White House Correspondents Association says Trump administration is trying to pressure reporters
White House Correspondents Association says Trump administration is trying to pressure reporters
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history
Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history
March 31, 2025
Economy|Environment|Food|Political|Science|US
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations
March 31, 2025
Crime|Political|US
Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador sparks legal questions likely to reach the Supreme Court
A scholar explains why the Trump administration’s actions may violate the constitution.
March 31, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
Finland's president says he has heard no serious US talk about NATO withdrawal
Finland's President Alexander Stubb said on Monday that he had not yet heard from anyone serious in the United States administration that the U.S. would withdraw from NATO.
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
American auto jobs could be lost quickly in tariff war
American auto jobs could be lost quickly in tariff war
March 31, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump auto tariffs threaten new supply-price shock
As the world emerged from pandemic shutdowns in early 2021, a supply chain shock left a lasting imprint on the cost of owning a car in the U.S., spilling
March 31, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
US immigration officials look to expand social media data collection
U.S. immigration officials are asking the public and federal agencies to comment on a proposal to collect social media handles from people applying to benefits such as green cards or citizenship, to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump
March 29, 2025
Business|Lifestyle|Political|US
Under financial and political pressure, the LGBTQ+ community is ‘putting the protest back in Pride’ celebrations
Under financial and political pressure, the LGBTQ+ community is ‘putting the protest back in Pride’ celebrations
March 30, 2025
Asia|Health|Political|World
Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths
Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths
March 30, 2025
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US
No sign Trump will honor US auto tariff protections won by Canada, Mexico in 2018
Canada and Mexico won protections against potential new U.S. auto tariffs in 2018 as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, but there is no
March 29, 2025
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US
US to revoke authorizations to foreign partners of Venezuela's PDVSA, sources say
The U.S. government has notified foreign partners of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA of the imminent cancellation of authorizations that allow them to export
March 29, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration targets US Institute of Peace with mass Friday firings
Trump administration targets US Institute of Peace with mass Friday firings
March 29, 2025
Political|US
Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing
Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, have received email notices of their mass firing — the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing
March 29, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
How Trump’s car tariffs will impact Americans, in 3 charts
How Trump’s car tariffs will impact Americans, in 3 charts
March 29, 2025
Business|Europe|Political|US
US orders French companies to comply with Trump's diversity ban
The Trump administration has ordered some French companies with U.S. government contracts to comply with his executive order banning diversity, equity,
March 29, 2025
Political|Technology|US
How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains
Government officials with classified information clearance typically have a range of secure ways they can view or discuss classified information.
March 29, 2025
Asia|Political|US|World
Radio Free Asia says it will fully shut down by end of April without court intervention
Radio Free Asia said on Friday it would shut down by the end of April if the courts did not prevent the Trump administration from cutting its funding.
March 29, 2025
Business|Political|US
Judges block Trump orders targeting two law firms as Skadden cuts deal
Two U.S. judges temporarily blocked key parts of Donald Trump's executive orders targeting Jenner & Block and WilmerHale on Friday as
March 28, 2025
Americas|Political|US
US judge temporarily blocks Trump from firing Voice of America staff
A federal judge on Friday ordered U.S.
March 28, 2025
Political|US|World
Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff
A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Voice of America, the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service
March 28, 2025
Business|Political|US
Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Federal judge orders halt to Trump administration efforts to dismantle consumer agency
A U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from pursuing efforts to dismantle the Consumer
March 28, 2025
Political|US|World
Judge grants a restraining order to temporarily protect Voice of America
Judge grants a restraining order to temporarily protect Voice of America
March 28, 2025
Economy|Political|US|World
Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid
President Donald Trump's administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at the U.S.
March 28, 2025
Political|US
‘Heartless and dangerous’: Proposal to automate VA call centers part of aggressive layoff plan, sources say
‘Heartless and dangerous’: Proposal to automate VA call centers part of aggressive layoff plan, sources say
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
March 28, 2025
Political|US
U.S. judge extends block on Trump use of wartime law for deportations
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge on Friday extended his temporary halt to President Donald Trump's use of a 200-year-old wartime law to expel alleged Venezuelan gang members, dealing a
March 28, 2025
Crime|MidEast|Political|US
Columbia University protester Khalil remains jailed while judge weighs case transfer
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Allen NEWARK, New Jersey - Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil will remain behind bars in Louisiana at least until a U.S. judge decides whether the Palestinian
March 28, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration investigates Maine for claims of withholding gender transitions from parents
The Trump administration is investigating Maine with a claim that dozens of school districts in the state violate federal law by withholding information about students’ gender transitioning from parents
March 28, 2025
Political|US|World
State Department formally notifies Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID
State Department formally notifies Congress it is effectively dissolving USAID
March 28, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, appeared before a judge in New Jersey to debate where Khalil’s fight to be released from federal custody should play out
March 28, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration sues to invalidate dozens of union contracts
The administration of President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit claiming that dozens of labor contracts between unions and federal agencies are invalid because they impede
March 28, 2025
Political|US
US Senate Republicans call on Trump to enshrine spending cuts in law
Republicans in the U.S.
March 28, 2025
Business|Education|Political|US
Judge blocks Trump's Labor Department from requiring grant recipients to abandon DEI
A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily allowed Labor Department grant recipients to continue
March 27, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Trump asks Supreme Court for permission to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Noted economist honored by Trump warns his 25% tariffs could add $4,711 to the cost of a vehicle
Noted economist Arthur Laffer warns in a new analysis President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on auto imports could add $4,700 to the cost of a vehicle
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Deal slump hits US high-grade bond supply, pressures spreads
The pipeline for U.S. high-grade corporate bond issuance to fund mergers has fallen to the lowest levels in five years as President Donald
March 28, 2025
Business|Political|US
Law firms with ties to politics and Mueller probe take Trump to court over his executive order
Law firms with ties to politics and Mueller probe take Trump to court over his executive order
March 28, 2025
Political|US
Military spouse federal employees were told to return to office, until CNN asked the Trump administration
Military spouse federal employees were told to return to office, until CNN asked the Trump administration
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
US is pushing more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, sources say
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing
March 27, 2025
Education|Political|US
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle
March 28, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US
Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
A Democratic senator says she's worried about the fallout from a major overhaul and layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 27, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump restricts federal research funding, a lifeblood for colleges
After decades of partnership with the U.S. government, American colleges are facing new doubts about the future of their federal funding
March 28, 2025
Asia|Political|US|World
Hegseth tells Philippines the Trump administration will ramp up deterrence against China threat
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Trump administration will work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s aggression in the South China Sea
March 28, 2025
Crime|Europe|Political|US|World
US to provide short-term funding for program tracking abducted Ukrainian children
The U.S.
March 28, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
Trump admin temporarily restores funding to initiative tracking Russian war crimes
Trump admin temporarily restores funding to initiative tracking Russian war crimes
March 28, 2025
Crime|Political|US
Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries
FBI Director Kash Patel may not have been part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans
March 27, 2025
Education|Political|US
Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaign
The Trump administration says it has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine
March 28, 2025
Political|US
Top senators ask for watchdog to probe Signal chat as some in GOP say it’s ‘time to move on’
Top senators ask for watchdog to probe Signal chat as some in GOP say it’s ‘time to move on’
March 28, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Fed's Collins says it is clear tariffs will drive inflation up near term
By Michael S.
March 27, 2025
Political|US
US Attorney General Bondi tells Fox News many judges need to be removed
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that many of the judges who have recently ruled against the actions of U.S.
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Yemen attack plan messages
A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to preserve messages sent on the Signal messaging app discussing attack plans against
March 27, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
Rubio says US may have revoked more than 300 visas
U.S.
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Judge orders Trump administration to keep Signal records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
Judge orders Trump administration to keep Signal records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
March 27, 2025
Environment|Political|US
EPA offers industrial polluters a way to avoid rules on mercury, arsenic and other toxic chemicals
As part of a push to roll back dozens of environmental regulations, the Trump administration is offering coal-fired power plants and other industrial polluters a chance to receive exemptions from rules requiring them to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals, including mercury, arsenic and benzene
March 27, 2025
Asia|Europe|Political|US|World
Radio Free Europe says Trump administration rescinded its grant termination order
U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on Thursday that its parent agency had rescinded an order terminating its grant funding, after the
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump's latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year
President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos not made in the U.S. and certain auto parts will send ripple effects through an industry that is already being pummeled by steel and aluminum import duties and on-again, off-again 25% levies on Canada and Mexico
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|Technology|US
What is 'classified' information? What are 'secure' communications? Here's a primer
The Trump administration's use of a popular app to discuss sensitive military plans — with a journalist on the text chain — is raising questions about security and the importance of safeguarding the nation's secrets
March 27, 2025
Political|US
The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement
A lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and some other official events
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US
Trump EPA invites companies to seek exemptions from air rules by email
The Trump administration invited companies to email the Environmental Protection Agency to seek presidential exemptions from nine clean-air regulations, including mercury limits
March 27, 2025
Political|US
US seeks to enforce transgender military ban while it appeals judge's order
The Trump administration on Thursday asked a U.S. appeals court to allow it to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in the military while it appeals a federal
March 27, 2025
Political|US
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee are requesting an investigation into how Trump national security officials used the Signal app to discuss military strikes
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
US senators from both parties urge formal probe of Signal chat attack plan
The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S.
March 27, 2025
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|US
De-dollarisation could speed up with US isolationist policies, analysts say
If the Federal Reserve, a bedrock of global financial stability, were to withhold dollar funding to allies during times of stress, the world could greatly
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Concerns about Hegseth’s judgment come roaring back after group chat scandal
Concerns about Hegseth’s judgment come roaring back after group chat scandal
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
Trump admin has terminated majority of its funding for key Syrian humanitarian organization
Trump admin has terminated majority of its funding for key Syrian humanitarian organization
March 27, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
US arrests El Salvadoran man on gun charge, alleges MS-13 ties
U.S. prosecutors charged an El Salvadoran man on Thursday with illegal possession of a firearm, hours after federal officials
March 27, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US|World
These universities are in Trump's crosshairs. Many don’t know why
When Muhlenberg College learned in January 2024 - as pro-Palestinian protests were sweeping campuses across the United States - that it was under
March 27, 2025
Crime|Political|Technology|US
Trump administration is pointing spy satellites at US border
The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico border
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
CNN's Brian Stelter explains why Goldberg released Hegseth's messages
The Atlantic published more messages from a group chat among top Cabinet members, in which the magazine’s editor in chief was inadvertently added. The messages reveal that specific sensitive information about strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen was shared in the Signal chat, rebutting claims from top Trump officials that strike plans were not discussed. CNN's Brian Stelter reports.
March 26, 2025
Crime|Political|US
Alleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
Alleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
March 27, 2025
Political|US
Veterans say Pentagon’s anti-DEI overhaul could hurt recruitment efforts with minority groups
Veterans say Pentagon’s anti-DEI overhaul could hurt recruitment efforts with minority groups
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|US
Washington told EU to brace for more tariffs before any talks, envoys say
Washington has told the European Union it should not expect any trade negotiations before the United States has imposed more tariffs on the bloc next week, EU diplomats said on
March 27, 2025
Asia|Health|Political|US|World
US to give $73 million to aid Rohingya refugees, State Dept. says
The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N.
March 27, 2025
Political|US
Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workers
An appeals court in California has refused to halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were let go in mass firings
March 27, 2025
Business|Finance|Political|US
Trump pick to lead markets watchdog willing to work with DOGE on 'efficiencies'
Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S.
March 27, 2025
Business|Health|Political|Science|Technology|US
FDA staff struggle to meet product review deadlines after DOGE layoffs
Some U.S. health regulators who review medical devices and tobacco products for safety and efficacy are struggling to meet deadlines mandated by Congress due to Trump
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump administration tells oil and biofuels groups to hash out new biofuel policy
U.S.
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|US
The Trump admin accuses EPA of squirreling away $20 billion in ‘gold bars.’ Here’s what’s really going on.
The Trump admin accuses EPA of squirreling away $20 billion in ‘gold bars.’ Here’s what’s really going on.
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Health|Political|US
Trump healthcare price transparency order may not bring intended relief to patients
A Trump administration executive order intended to provide patients with the prices from hospitals and insurers they need to shop around may prove ineffective
March 27, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
AUTO PRICES SET TO RISE DUE TO NEWLY UNVEILED TARIFFS (4aET)
Trump’s newly announced auto tariffs could hike import costs 25% and domestic production costs $3.5-$12K/vehicle.
March 27, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity
Trump administration officials are struggling to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed sensitive attack plans over a messaging app and mistakenly added a journalist to the chain
March 26, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
US judge in Trump deportation case assigned lawsuit over Signal scandal
The U.S. judge whom President Donald Trump has argued should be impeached for blocking him from using wartime powers to deport Venezuelan migrants is set to hear a new
March 26, 2025
Americas|Political|US
US appeals court upholds block on Trump administration deportation of some Venezuelans
-A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's temporary block on the Trump administration's deportation of some Venezuelan immigrants under a little-used 18th century law.
March 26, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
US Democrats move to force House vote on Signal chat leak
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S.
March 26, 2025
Political|US
Trump's firings of federal workers with DEI jobs were illegal, complaint claims
A group of federal employees filed a class action complaint with a U.S. labor board on Wednesday claiming they were fired for their involvement in implementing diversity
March 26, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
Transcript of US attack plans shared with journalist
The Atlantic magazine published on Wednesday details of plans for U.S. airstrikes in Yemen that were mistakenly shared by Trump administration officials with its editor-in-chief
March 26, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US
US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments
The U.S.
March 26, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump uses 2019 national security probe to justify tariffs on auto imports
U.S.
March 26, 2025
Political|US
US judiciary launches task force on security, independence after Trump criticism
The U.S. federal judiciary on Wednesday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued security and independence of the courts as Republican President Donald Trump
March 26, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Trump administration spending freeze will remain blocked, US appeals court says
A court order blocking President Donald Trump's freeze on trillions of dollars in government financial assistance will remain in place for now, a
March 26, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Appeals court won't pause ruling that forced US to reinstate federal workers
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday refused to pause a judge's ruling requiring the administration of President Donald Trump to reinstate more than 17,000 workers at six
March 27, 2025
Political|US
The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access
The Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events
March 26, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
CFO optimism dropped as Trump tariff plans unfolded, survey says
Optimism among company chief financial officers dropped in the first quarter as tariff risks and uncertainty began to cloud an outlook among business
March 26, 2025
Political|US
Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system
A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda
March 26, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World
Appeals court won't lift order that barred Trump administration from deportations under wartime law
A federal appeals court won’t lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law
March 26, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Sources say the details shared by Hegseth in Signal chat were classified as Atlantic publishes additional messages
Sources say the details shared by Hegseth in Signal chat were classified as Atlantic publishes additional messages
March 26, 2025
Crime|Political|US|World
The 'state secrets privilege' sounds mysterious. Here's what it is and how it works
The Trump administration is invoking a powerful tool in seeking to cut off a judge’s inquiry into whether it defied his order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants being deported from the United States
March 26, 2025
Education|Environment|Health|Political|Science|US
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
Researchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administration’s demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut
March 26, 2025
Political|US
Federal judge struggles with scope of relief for fired workers
A federal judge in Maryland says he will extend a temporary order requiring the Trump administration to bring back federal workers who were fired as the president seeks to dramatically downsize the federal workforce
March 26, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cut teacher-training money as part of anti-DEI push
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training
March 26, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
US fossil fuel, farm groups rail against Trump port fee plan at hearing
Fossil fuel and agriculture industry executives on Wednesday criticized a plan by President Donald Trump's administration for big fees on
March 26, 2025
Americas|Health|Political|World
US to end funding for childhood vaccines in poorest countries, document shows
President Donald Trump's administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, an organization that helps buy vaccines for children in poor countries, and
March 26, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump takes bid to slash teacher training funds to US Supreme Court
President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S.
March 26, 2025
Business|Finance|Political|US
US Treasury's financial crimes unit won't require ownership reporting from US firms
The U.S.
March 26, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze dozens of teacher training grants
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze dozens of teacher training grants
March 26, 2025
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|World
Trump's policies harm U.S. economy, French central banker says
The Trump administration is unsettling the multilateral economic system, harming the U.S. economy in the process and to a lesser extent Europe as well, the head of France's central
March 26, 2025
Crime|Election|Political|Technology|US
Trump officials who criticized Clinton’s emails now under scrutiny for leaked war plans
Several top Trump administration officials are facing scrutiny for sending detailed operational plans and other likely highly classified information to a group chat on a messaging app that inadvertently included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski explains how those same officials criticized Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was Secretary of State under President Obama.
March 25, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Wall Street ends down sharply on tariff worries; Nvidia and Tesla drop
Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in Nvidia and Tesla as investors awaited information about long-promised U.S. tariffs on
March 26, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|World
How a shelter hit by Trump's aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico
Hundreds of migrants temporary settled at Mexico's southern border gave up on their dream of reaching the U.S. following President Donald Trump's crackdown on migration
March 25, 2025
Education|Health|MidEast|Political|US
Educators’ unions sue Trump administration over revocation of $400 million in funding to Columbia University
Educators’ unions sue Trump administration over revocation of $400 million in funding to Columbia University
March 25, 2025
Education|Political|US
From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.
March 26, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
Change in itinerary for US Vice President JD Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark
Greenland and Denmark appear cautiously relieved by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday
March 26, 2025
Election|Political|US
YOU'D HAVE TO PROVE CITIZENSHIP TO VOTE UNDER NEW EO (4aET)
If you don't have a US passport, here's what you'd have to do to prove your citizenship to vote under a new executive order.
March 25, 2025
Business|Political|US
The Trump administration has a new way to pressure companies to ditch DEI
The Trump administration has a new way to pressure companies to ditch DEI
March 26, 2025
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World
America's allies alarmed by a leaked group chat about attack plans
Allies of the United States see a group chat about attack plans by top U.S. officials that accidentally included a journalist as a jaw-dropping security breach
March 25, 2025
Business|Political|Technology|US
Anduril says AI start-up sees good 'vibes' from new Trump Pentagon
Anduril president Christian Brose said the AI-powered defence start-up, whose founder left Facebook over his early support of Donald Trump, has good "
March 26, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Trump administration to lay out defense of Venezuela deportations despite judge's order
By Luc Cohen President Donald Trump's administration faces a deadline on Tuesday to explain to a judge why its deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants did not violate a judicial order to halt
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'
President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat assailed as 'sloppy, careless'
The Trump administration sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout after a magazine journalist disclosed he had been inadvertently included in a secret group
March 25, 2025
Political|US|World
Trump intel officials testify on threat from drug cartels as Dems press them on leak of attack plans
The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials have stressed to Congress the threat they say is posed by international criminal gangs, drug cartels and human smuggling
March 25, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Visa of Cornell University student fighting deportation is revoked by the State Department
Visa of Cornell University student fighting deportation is revoked by the State Department
March 26, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Trump administration accuses pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil of hiding info on his green card application
Trump administration accuses pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil of hiding info on his green card application
March 24, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
US stocks end higher as traders focus on tariffs, data
Wall Street stocks ended higher on Tuesday, with Apple rising and Nvidia dipping as investors assessed consumer sentiment data and bet on a more flexible trade policy
March 25, 2025
Political|US
US judge questions Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
A federal judge pushed President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to justify why it could lawfully refuse to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary
March 25, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
Judge rules pro-Palestinian student and permanent US resident cannot be detained
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, cannot be detained by
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Pentagon's Hegseth in spotlight as officials deflect blame over leaked Yemen chat
America's top spies on Tuesday shifted the spotlight back to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain how highly sensitive details he posted in a
March 25, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
The Latest: Trump overhauls US elections in new executive order, including proof of citizenship
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and mandate that all ballots be received by Election Day
March 25, 2025
Crime|MidEast|Political|Technology|US
How safe is Signal messaging app used by Trump aides to share war plans?
Top Trump administration officials used messaging app Signal to share war plans and mistakenly included a journalist in the encrypted chat, spurring calls by Democratic lawmakers for a
March 25, 2025
Political|US|World
Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuit
An appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to stop approving new refugees for entry into the U.S. as a lawsuit plays out over the president’s executive order halting the nation’s refugee admissions system
March 25, 2025
Political|US
Republicans eye actions against the courts and judges as Trump rails against rulings
Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary
March 25, 2025
Political|US|World
US appeals court allows Trump to pause refugee program as litigation continues
The Trump administration can pause refugee resettlement efforts while litigation over the freeze plays out in court, a federal U.S. appeals court said on Tuesday.
March 25, 2025
Education|Political|US
GOP-led states push for control of school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut the strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department
March 25, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Columbia faculty groups sue Trump administration over funding cuts, academic demands
Groups representing Columbia University professors on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its effort to force the university to tighten rules on
March 25, 2025
Crime|Environment|Health|Political|US
Trump administration highlights drug cartels as major national security threat but omits climate change
Trump administration highlights drug cartels as major national security threat but omits climate change
March 25, 2025
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US
Oil loading slows at Venezuela's ports amid US tariffs, license termination, data shows
Loading of Venezuela's heavy crude at its main oil ports slowed this week after the U.S. imposed a tariff on trade with countries buying the South American nation's oil
March 25, 2025
Business|Europe|MidEast|Political|World
What are the US and Europe doing to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea?
In a messaging group that mistakenly disclosed plans by the U.S. to attack Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis to a journalist, senior Trump administration officials including persons
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|Technology|US|World
Signal head defends messaging app's security after US war plan leak
The president of Signal defended the messaging app's security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted
March 25, 2025
Health|Political|US
Trump administration aims to freeze family-planning grants, WSJ reports
U.S.
March 25, 2025
Business|Political|US
Fight or cut a deal? Law firms face stark choice under Trump
Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp's deal with U.S.
March 24, 2025
Crime|Election|Political|US
How Trump is trying to expand the already colossal U.S. prison system
The Marshall Project reports on how the Trump administration's efforts—from mass deportation to harsher punishments for some crimes—rely on access to more prison and jail cells.
March 21, 2025
Health|Political|US
Trump nominates Republican once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds as HHS watchdog
President Donald Trump has nominated a Republican attorney who was once accused of mishandling taxpayer funds and who has a history of launching investigations against abortion clinics to lead the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General
March 25, 2025
Health|Political|Travel|US
Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change
A federal judge is considering whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers
March 25, 2025
Economy|MidEast|Political|US|World
US gave Syria list of conditions for partial sanctions relief, sources say
The United States has handed Syria a list of conditions that it wants Damascus to fulfill in exchange for partial sanctions relief, six
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Trump officials texted attack plans to a group chat in a secure app that included a journalist
President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as “the only glitch in two months” of his administration
March 24, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
Report: Trump admin. accidentally texts journalist war plans
Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg says officials in the Trump administration accidentally added him to a group text chat about strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. National Security Council Spokesperson Brian Hughes says the text chain appears to be authentic.
March 24, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump's port fees on Chinese ships threaten US maritime industry, say executives
President Donald Trump's plan to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry is likely to backfire because it relies on proposed
March 24, 2025
Economy|Environment|Political|US
US Army Corps to narrow list of emergency energy projects by next week
The Army Corps of Engineers will complete as soon as next week its revised list of energy projects that could be fast-tracked under President Donald Trump's
March 25, 2025
Economy|Environment|Political|US
Fired federal workers face choices now that a judge wants them rehired
After a judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were fired in a dramatic downsizing of the U.S. government, many have been asked to return to work only to be put on administrative leave, or offered early retirement
March 25, 2025
Crime|MidEast|Political|US
Tattoos, flyers and deleted photos: The limited evidence the Trump administration is using to try to deport migrants
Tattoos, flyers and deleted photos: The limited evidence the Trump administration is using to try to deport migrants
March 25, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Sister searches for answers after her brother was deported to El Salvador
CNN's Priscilla Alvarez speaks to Yurliana Chacin, whose brother was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration.
March 24, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Honig on ‘key question’ in court on Trump’s ‘alien enemy’ deportations
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over a request from the Trump administration to lift a federal judge’s temporary block against President Donald Trump’s use of a sweeping wartime authority to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang. CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig weighs in.
March 24, 2025
Health|Political|Science|US
‘People will die based on these decisions’: Trump administration cuts funding for dozens of HIV studies
‘People will die based on these decisions’: Trump administration cuts funding for dozens of HIV studies
March 25, 2025
Crime|MidEast|Political|US|World
Pro-Palestinian student and permanent US resident sues to halt deportation
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, sued the administration
March 24, 2025
Education|Political|US
Advocates sue to block attempted dismantling of US Education Department
U.S. teachers unions and rights advocates, including the NAACP, sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Monday to prevent the attempted dismantling
March 25, 2025
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World
South Korea to probe 'made in Korea' violations ahead of US tariffs
South Korea will launch a special probe into violations of the free trade pact with the United States regarding country of origin markings, the Korea Customs Service (KCS) said on
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with a journalist at The Atlantic
Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S.
March 24, 2025
Economy|Education|Political|US
International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump
As colleges and universities respond to Trump administration directives to change how they operate, educators worry that fewer international students will want to study in the U.S.
March 25, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Federal agencies say Columbia University’s new policies a ‘positive first step’ toward regaining aid
Federal agencies say Columbia University’s new policies a ‘positive first step’ toward regaining aid
March 24, 2025
Election|Political|US
DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters' faith in special election for Matt Gaetz's old seat
As the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida district will be among the first to put the president’s agenda to an electoral test
March 25, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration invoking state secrets privilege over deportation flight information sought by federal judge
Trump administration invoking state secrets privilege over deportation flight information sought by federal judge
March 25, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
White House mistakenly shares Yemen war plans with a journalist at The Atlantic
Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S.
March 24, 2025
Business|Political|US
US Postal Service head DeJoy resigns
US Postal Service head DeJoy resigns
March 24, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Trump’s national security adviser added a journalist to text chat on highly sensitive Yemen strike plans
Trump’s national security adviser added a journalist to text chat on highly sensitive Yemen strike plans
March 24, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|US
Trading Day: Tariff fears cool, tech sizzles
TRADING DAY Nasdaq notches third-biggest rise this year The last full trading week of the quarter got off to a roaring start across most major stock
March 24, 2025
Education|Health|Political|Science|US
Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science
March 24, 2025
Americas|Economy|Political|US|World
Cubans lament end of American dream as Trump overhauls migration policy
Naydin Hernandez stood on Havana's waterfront Malecon boulevard on Monday, in tears and praying after her dream of joining her daughter in the
March 24, 2025
Business|Finance|Political|Technology|US
US SEC holds crypto task force roundtable as Trump plans regulatory revamp
The U.S.
March 21, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Larry Summers blasts ‘ludicrous’ claim by Scott Bessent
Larry Summers blasts ‘ludicrous’ claim by Scott Bessent
March 24, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings across several agencies
March 24, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
Russian strikes injure scores in Ukraine as US and Kremlin officials meet for ceasefire talks
Russian strikes injure scores in Ukraine as US and Kremlin officials meet for ceasefire talks
March 24, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Trump administration rolls back restrictions on sharing migrant minor sponsors' immigration status
The U.S. agency responsible for unaccompanied migrant minors will be allowed to share sponsors' immigration status with law enforcement agencies under a regulatory
March 24, 2025
Europe|Political|Travel|US|World
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Answering for America has become an increasingly delicate experience under Trump 2.0, a dozen U.S. citizens in other countries have told The Associated Press in recent weeks
March 24, 2025
Economy|Election|Political|US
Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump's government cuts and Democrats' resistance
Congressional lawmakers are scrambling to formulate a response to President Donald Trump’s slashing of the federal government as one group takes a front and center role: military veterans
March 24, 2025
Business|Political|US
Musk: government efficiency team is getting death threats on a daily basis
Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, said on Monday that members of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency team were getting death threats on
March 24, 2025
Business|Political|US
Trump takes challenge to judge's federal worker rehiring order to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump's administration brought its bid to purge the federal workforce to the U.S.
March 24, 2025
Education|Political|US
Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management
March 24, 2025
Business|Political|US
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block ruling reinstating thousands of fired probationary federal employees
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block ruling reinstating thousands of fired probationary federal employees
March 24, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
US Treasury department prepares to streamline banking regulators, Semafor reports
The U.S.
March 24, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
U.S.
March 21, 2025
Political|Science|Technology|US
‘Targeted’ and ‘cruel’: NASA staff react to layoffs as broader changes loom
‘Targeted’ and ‘cruel’: NASA staff react to layoffs as broader changes loom
March 24, 2025
Election|Political|US
2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions
During the first Trump administration, many journalists worried most about being called “fake news.”
March 23, 2025
Political|US
Where do legal cases against Trump's policies stand?
President Donald Trump's agenda has partially stalled in court as judges block his efforts to crack down on immigration and rein in Elon Musk's hunt for government fraud and
March 24, 2025
Environment|Political|US
As Trump works to cut FEMA, data shows there was a major disaster declaration every four days in 2024
As Trump works to cut FEMA, data shows there was a major disaster declaration every four days in 2024
March 24, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
First-quarter US earnings outlook looks less rosy with tariff worries in focus
Analysts are turning more cautious on U.S. corporate earnings for the first quarter of this year, with the Trump administration's policies threatening to
March 24, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration
March 23, 2025
Education|Political|US
Columbia University makes policy changes in dispute over federal funding
Columbia University makes policy changes in dispute over federal funding
March 21, 2025
Business|Political|US
Trump is not 'dictating' legal work in Paul Weiss deal, chairman says
Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp said in a letter to its lawyers and staff on Sunday that the Trump administration would not be "dictating" what free legal
March 23, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
US education secretary praises Columbia's reforms to unlock $400 million
U.S.
March 23, 2025
Africa|MidEast|Political|US|World
Expelled South African ambassador returns home and says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration has been welcomed home at an airport by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him
March 23, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Trump officials defend use of wartime law to deport migrants
Trump administration officials on Sunday defended their use of extraordinary war powers to deport scores of Venezuelan migrants despite a
March 23, 2025
Crime|Political|US
IRS nearing agreement to use its data to help ICE locate undocumented migrants
IRS nearing agreement to use its data to help ICE locate undocumented migrants
March 23, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
Want greater financial peace of mind amid the current uncertainty and chaos? Consider doing these 4 things
Want greater financial peace of mind amid the current uncertainty and chaos? Consider doing these 4 things
March 23, 2025
Economy|Environment|Political|US
Trump’s regulatory freeze throws US fishing industry into chaos
President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries, raising
March 23, 2025
Crime|Political|Technology|US
Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs
The Pentagon’s intelligence and law enforcement arms are investigating what it says are leaks of national security information
March 22, 2025
Business|Political|US
Elon Musk holds Pentagon meeting, wants leakers prosecuted
Billionaire Elon Musk held a meeting for more than an hour at the Pentagon on Friday morning as the close ally of President Donald
March 21, 2025
Business|Political|US
Anti-Musk protesters gather outside Tesla dealership in Washington
Roughly 100 people waved signs and danced in protest outside a Tesla dealership in Washington on Saturday, angry at the electric vehicle maker's billionaire CEO Elon Musk, who
March 22, 2025
Political|Technology|US
Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: ‘Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense’
Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: ‘Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense’
March 22, 2025
Business|Political|Travel|US
‘They’ve never been afraid before’: Why some green card holders’ concerns are growing
‘They’ve never been afraid before’: Why some green card holders’ concerns are growing
March 22, 2025
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Food|Political|Travel
A media start-up was granted USAID funds. It still hasn’t been paid
A media start-up was granted USAID funds. It still hasn’t been paid
March 22, 2025
Political|US
‘Principled and fair’: Judge Boasberg had nonpartisan record before facing Trump’s fury
‘Principled and fair’: Judge Boasberg had nonpartisan record before facing Trump’s fury
March 22, 2025
Education|Political|US
Heat from Trump administration puts higher education leaders in ‘terrible position’ with so much at stake
Heat from Trump administration puts higher education leaders in ‘terrible position’ with so much at stake
March 21, 2025
Political|US
US court won't pause ruling requiring Trump administration to reinstate 25,000 workers
A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to pause a judge's ruling requiring the Trump administration to reinstate 25,000 workers at 18 federal agencies who lost their jobs
March 21, 2025
Economy|Political|US
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
The U.S.
March 21, 2025
Political|US|World
Voice of America employees sue Trump administration over shuttered news outlets
Voice of America journalists and their unions sued the Trump administration on Friday, saying that the shutdown of U.S.-funded news agencies violated the workers
March 21, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Legal experts say Trump official broke law by saying 'Buy Tesla' stock but don't expect a crackdown
A Trump Cabinet secretary violated the law when he told TV viewers this week to buy Tesla stock, but it's not clear that anything will be done about it
March 21, 2025
Education|Political|US
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to halt teacher preparation grant funding
The U.S.
March 21, 2025
Business|Political|US
Trump administration seeks to disqualify judge in law firm case
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the federal judge overseeing a challenge to Trump's executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie
March 21, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US
US SEC to see exodus as hundreds take Trump's buyout offers, sources say
Wall Street's top regulator is facing a staff exodus across key departments as hundreds have agreed to take resignation offers amid
March 21, 2025
Education|Health|Political|Science|US
Columbia University agrees to some Trump demands in attempt to restore funding
Columbia University agreed to some changes demanded by U.S.
March 21, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Most Americans back Trump push to rebuild US shipbuilding to better compete with China, poll shows
U.S.
March 21, 2025
Political|US|World
A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
A lawsuit filed by Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group charged the Trump administration with unlawfully shutting down the news outlet
March 21, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone
The Trump administration is ending a key program providing legal help to migrant children entering the country alone, raising concerns they'll be forced to navigate the complex legal system alone
March 21, 2025
Political|US
Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections
The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts
March 21, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes
Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department
March 21, 2025
Business|Political|Technology|US
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
Boeing will build the Air Force's future fighter jet
March 21, 2025
Political|US
FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim federal judiciary members are in secret club, undermining Trump
Following Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' rejection of a call to impeach federal judges who rule against the Trump administration, social media users falsely claimed that Roberts and other high-level legal professionals are part of a “secretive, invite-only club” trying to undermine the president
March 21, 2025
Americas|Political|US
Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights
A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador has vowed to determine whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around
March 21, 2025
Education|Political|US
Columbia University faces federal deadline to make changes or lose $400 million in funds
Columbia University faces federal deadline to make changes or lose $400 million in funds
March 20, 2025
Business|Political|Technology|US
Trump announces new US sixth-generation fighter jet that will be built by Boeing
Trump announces new US sixth-generation fighter jet that will be built by Boeing
March 21, 2025
Crime|Political|US
FBI scales back staffing, tracking of domestic terrorism probes, sources say
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N.
March 21, 2025
Crime|Political|US
Federal judge blocks deportation of high-profile activist and undocumented mother of 4
Federal judge blocks deportation of high-profile activist and undocumented mother of 4
March 19, 2025
Education|Political|US
Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here's what that means
President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications
March 21, 2025
Americas|Political|US
GOP lawmaker faces boos from frustrated crowd at town hall in Wyoming
Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman faced a hostile crowd at a town hall in Laramie, Wyoming, The Republican lawmaker was repeatedly interrupted by the agitated crowd while answering questions on the Trump administration, DOGE cuts, deportations and more.
March 20, 2025
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World
‘It’s not what he expected’: Rubio has competition for the role of America’s top diplomat
‘It’s not what he expected’: Rubio has competition for the role of America’s top diplomat
March 21, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US|World
Trump administration abused immigration laws with Khalil's arrest, Democratic senators say
A group of eight Democratic Senators on Friday accused the Trump administration of abusing the country's immigration laws in arresting Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil over his
March 21, 2025
Asia|MidEast|Political|US|World
US slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery
The U.S. on Thursday issued new sanctions intended to hit Iran's oil exports, including what the State Department said were the first U.S. measures targeting a
March 20, 2025
Election|Political|US
Trump urges Supreme Court to limit judges' power to impede his agenda
Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to curtail the ability of federal judges to issue injunctions blocking his administration's actions nationwide,
March 20, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Technology
Trump DOGE executive claims $1.5 billion savings from IRS technology budget
The tech startup executive charged by the Trump administration with reviewing the Internal Revenue Service's technology modernization program said on Thursday
March 21, 2025
Political|US
Judge calls Trump administration's latest response on deportation flights 'woefully insufficient'
A federal judge has instructed the Trump administration to explain why its failure to turn around flights carrying deportees to El Salvador did not violate his court order in a growing showdown between the judicial and executive branches
March 20, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Columbia up against Trump deadline for meeting demands over campus protests
A deadline is looming for Columbia University to respond to nine demands on tightening restrictions on campus protests that U.S.
March 20, 2025
Economy|Political|US|World
Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump
The Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid have defunded groups that campaign for LGBTQ+ communities and for democracy around the world
March 20, 2025
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US
Elite universities feel targeted as Trump administration expands immigration crackdown
Elite universities feel targeted as Trump administration expands immigration crackdown
March 20, 2025
Arts|Education|Political|US
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
March 20, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
European military powers work on 5-to-10-year plan to replace US in NATO, FT reports
Europe's biggest military powers are drawing up plans to take on greater responsibilities for the continent's defence from the U.S., including a pitch to the Trump administration for a
March 20, 2025
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump weighs extending Chevron's license for Venezuela operations, sources say
U.S.
March 19, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Trump extends deadline for New York to end congestion toll for Manhattan drivers
The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan
March 20, 2025
Education|Europe|Political|Science|US|World
French scientist denied entry into the U.S., French government says
A French scientist has been denied entry into the United States, apparently because the scientist had expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy, the
March 20, 2025
Economy|Health|Political|US|World
Trump officials propose plan revamping US foreign aid, memo says
The Trump administration has prepared a proposal to overhaul the structure of how Washington distributes billions of dollars of foreign
March 20, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely
Confronted with huge cuts to its federal funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more debilitating cuts in an escalating clash
March 19, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political
With outlook uncertain, the Bank of England joins the US Fed in putting interest rates on hold
The Bank of England has kept its main U.K. interest rate unchanged at 4.50% even though the economy is barely growing and the nation faces more uncertainty in light of the tariff policies being enacted by the Trump administration in the U.S. The decision by the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday was widely expected, and comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also kept interest rates unchanged
March 20, 2025
Health|Political|US
VA shake-up disrupts mental health services for some US veterans
Joey Cortez, who served 24 years in the U.S.
March 20, 2025
Political|US
Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue to respect the country’s legal system.
March 19, 2025
Political|US|World
Radio Free Asia puts most staff on unpaid leave after grant termination
The U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia told hundreds of U.S.-based staff on Wednesday they will be put on unpaid leave from the end of
March 19, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
US Republican lawmakers voice alarm over possible Pentagon command shake-up
The top two Republican lawmakers who lead the Pentagon's oversight committees in the U.S.
March 19, 2025
Education|MidEast|Political|US
US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student
U.S.
March 20, 2025
Election|Political|US
Trump administration unfazed by court losses and sets sights on Supreme Court
Trump administration unfazed by court losses and sets sights on Supreme Court
March 20, 2025
Education|Political|Sports|US
US suspends funding to University of Pennsylvania over transgender policy
The Trump administration has suspended $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender sports policies, the White House said on
March 19, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Judge says Columbia protestor must remain in US for now, moves case to NJ
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil must remain in the United States for now, but moved his challenge to the legality of his
March 19, 2025
Economy|Finance|Political|US
Fed in no rush to cut rates; Trump disagrees
The Trump administration's initial policies, including extensive import tariffs, appear to have tilted the U.S. economy toward slower growth
March 19, 2025
Political|US
Judge declines to block DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace while legal challenge plays out
Judge declines to block DOGE takeover of US Institute of Peace while legal challenge plays out
March 19, 2025
Asia|Environment|Health|Political|US|World
USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed
March 19, 2025
Health|Political|US
Trump administration weighing future of CDC's HIV prevention division
The U.S. health department said on Tuesday it is reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV prevention division for
March 18, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts
The administration of U.S.
March 19, 2025
Crime|Europe|Political|US|World
Researchers have lost access to evidence of alleged Russian war crimes following Trump admin funding cut
Researchers have lost access to evidence of alleged Russian war crimes following Trump admin funding cut
March 19, 2025
MidEast|Political|US
Federal judge orders Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to be moved to New Jersey
Federal judge orders Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to be moved to New Jersey
March 19, 2025
Political|Technology|US
The Latest: Trump administration targets Maine and University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes
The Education Department has concluded that Maine’s education office violated Title IX antidiscrimination law by allowing transgender girls to play on girls’ sports teams and use girls’ sports facilities
March 19, 2025
Education|Political|Sports|US
Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer
The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022
March 19, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Pentagon weighs major cuts to top of US military
Pentagon weighs major cuts to top of US military
March 19, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
Fed policymakers project two rate cuts this year, some see fewer
U.S. central bankers on Wednesday signaled they are likely to deliver two quarter-point interest-rate cuts later this year, the same median forecast as three months ago, even as
March 19, 2025
Health|Political|US
US Senate Democrats demand reversal of CDC mass firings
Seven U.S. Senate Democrats demanded on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration reinstate all of the employees it fired from the U.S.
March 19, 2025
Economy|Political|US
Senate Democrats urge Trump to reverse Federal Trade Commission firings
More than two dozen Democratic U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to rescind his termination of the two Democratic members of the U.S.
March 19, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights
Weekend flights by U.S. immigration authorities set off a frantic scramble among terrified families after hundreds of immigrants disappeared from the government's online locator for detainees
March 18, 2025
Political|US
Judge is 'offended' at DOGE's tactics but does not pause its takeover of the US Institute of Peace
A federal judge allowed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to remain in control of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an independent nonprofit created by Congress, but expressed concern about their conduct
March 19, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Trump administration says deported migrants are gang members, but won’t name them or provide evidence
Trump administration says deported migrants are gang members, but won’t name them or provide evidence
March 19, 2025
Environment|Political|US
Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff
Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump
March 19, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World
Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights
The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador
March 19, 2025
Economy|Environment|Political|US
Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.
March 19, 2025
Education|Political|US
Union sues Trump administration for halting student loan repayment plans
A major U.S. teachers union has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education accusing Republican President Donald Trump's administration of unlawfully shutting down
March 19, 2025
Crime|Political|US
Judge warns of consequences if Trump administration violated deportation order
The Trump administration could face consequences if it violated a judge's order temporarily blocking the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, the judge said on
March 19, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Justice Department moves to drop lawsuit that would allow Texas police to arrest migrants
The Trump administration has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against Texas over a law that would allow local police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally
March 19, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Judge demands flight details as Trump administration defends deportations
A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded more details from the Trump administration on two deportation flights that took off this weekend despite his order
March 18, 2025
Political|US
Retired Justice Stephen Breyer defends federal judges under attack from White House in CNN interview
Retired Justice Stephen Breyer defends federal judges under attack from White House in CNN interview
March 19, 2025
Asia|Environment|Health|Political|US|World
Takeaways from the AP's report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed
March 19, 2025
Election|Political|US
Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party's identity crisis runs far deeper
Democrats are confronting stark divisions within their party as leaders grapple with their losses in the 2024 election cycle and how to confront an emboldened Trump administration
March 19, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
Trump administration releases new JFK assassination records
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US
US political brinkmanship undermines Treasuries' safe-haven status
Investors have been flocking to U.S.
March 19, 2025
Political|US
Who is James Boasberg, the judge threatening Trump officials with contempt charges?
The U.S. judge threatening to begin criminal contempt action against Donald Trump's administration has for years handled high-stakes cases involving sensitive
March 19, 2025
Election|Political|US
‘A feeling of despair:’ Democratic donors grapple with messaging, midterm map and an emboldened Trump
‘A feeling of despair:’ Democratic donors grapple with messaging, midterm map and an emboldened Trump
March 19, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Political
Europe's increased defence spending to prop up growth, ECB's Rehn says
Euro zone economic growth is already taking a hit from the Trump administration's trade war but the expected surge in defence spending at home could prop up growth, European
March 18, 2025
Americas|Crime|Europe|Political|US|World
Trump administration halts program to track abducted Ukrainian children, lawmakers say
Democratic U.S. lawmakers will call on President Donald Trump's administration to restore a program that helps track thousands of Ukrainian children abducted
March 18, 2025
Political|US|World
Trump's cuts to US news outlets criticized for ceding ground to China, adversaries
U.S. lawmakers and rights advocates say the Trump administration's drive to dismantle U.S. government-funded news outlets, including Voice of
March 19, 2025
Economy|Environment|Political|US
Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration
March 19, 2025
Americas|Crime|Political|US
Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say
Immigration advocates say a woman who gained prominence after she took refuge in Denver churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration has been detained
March 18, 2025
MidEast|Political|US|World
Mahmoud Khalil calls himself political prisoner after US immigration arrest
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests
March 18, 2025
Business|Political|US
Federal judge says Elon Musk exceeded his authority and that dismantling USAID was ‘likely’ unconstitutional
Federal judge says Elon Musk exceeded his authority and that dismantling USAID was ‘likely’ unconstitutional
March 18, 2025
Economy|Political|US
White House says reciprocal tariffs still intended to take effect from April 2
The Trump administration still intends for reciprocal tariffs to take effect on April 2, a White House official said, clarifying comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
March 18, 2025
Political|US
What happens if the Trump administration doesn't comply with a court order?
Several federal judges have claimed the administration of U.S.
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|US
Trump still intends for reciprocal tariffs to kick in on April 2, White House says
U.S.
March 18, 2025
Environment|Political|Science|US
EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research program and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and the environment
March 18, 2025
Asia|Europe|Political|US|World
Defying Trump, several US-funded international broadcasters are still reporting the news
Defying Trump, several US-funded international broadcasters are still reporting the news
March 18, 2025
Americas|Political|US|World
Caribbean leaders seek clarity as US mulls sweeping travel bans
Leaders from across the Caribbean are seeking clarity after a draft of a U.S. government list of over 40 countries which could face sweeping travel restrictions was made public, a move
March 18, 2025
Political|US
Trump administration reinstating almost 25,000 fired workers after court order
President Donald Trump's administration in court filings has for the first time acknowledged it fired nearly 25,000 recently hired workers, and said federal agencies were
March 18, 2025
Americas|Business|Economy|Political
Breweries and maple syrup producer among Vermont businesses hit by Trump's tariffs on Canada
Business owners from both sides of the U.S.-Canada border have gathered in Vermont to share their experiences with the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration
March 18, 2025
Health|Political|US
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis
The former U.S. surgeon general's 2024 advisory calling gun violence a public health crisis has been take down by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) following orders from the
March 18, 2025
Health|Political|US
HHS removes surgeon general’s gun violence advisory from its website
HHS removes surgeon general’s gun violence advisory from its website
March 18, 2025
Business|Political|Technology|US
Automakers, tech industry urge Trump to speed self-driving car deployment
Major automakers and tech groups on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to take steps to speed deployment of self-driving cars, citing a number of
March 18, 2025
Americas|Political|US|World
Mexico seeks to prevent US deporting Mexicans to Guantanamo Bay
Mexico's government sent a diplomatic note to the United States seeking to prevent Mexicans from being sent to the naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, President Claudia
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Health|Political
Widely used drugs on US imports list from Europe
Widely used prescription medicines could get caught up in the Trump administration's tariff trade wars and EU retaliation.
March 18, 2025
Business|Health|Political|Technology|World
Gates warns White House he can't fill shortfalls in US global health funding
Bill Gates is personally lobbying Trump administration officials to keep funding health programs worldwide, from childhood vaccination to HIV
March 18, 2025
Political|US
Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's bid to fire 2 board members
A Justice Department attorney has urged an appeals court to suspend judicial orders favoring two board members who were fired by President Donald Trump from their respective posts in the federal government
March 18, 2025
Europe|Political|US|World
EU debates ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after Trump orders staff cuts at US-funded media
The European Union is debating ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet over the weekend
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Political|Technology|US
Commerce chief seeks industry help to prevent China from getting US chips
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday the Trump administration is seeking help from companies and foreign governments to prevent China from getting
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Technology|US
Fintechs and crypto companies seek bank charters for growth
Financial technology firms and crypto companies are seeking to become state or national banks in a bid to expand their business under the Trump administration that
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Europe|Health|Political|US
Big pharma fears best-selling drugs in crosshairs of US-EU tariff spat
Drugmakers are urging the Trump administration and European Union officials to exclude medical goods from expanding tariff wars, hoping to avert price spikes on top-
March 18, 2025
Business|Economy|Food|Political|US
Trump is claiming credit for plummeting egg costs. So why haven’t you noticed lower prices?
Trump is claiming credit for plummeting egg costs. So why haven’t you noticed lower prices?
March 18, 2025