Just weeks before hurricane season begins, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was rocked Thursday when the acting administrator was fired and replaced by a different Department of Homeland Security officer. The sudden shift occurred the day after Cameron Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL who had been in the position for the past few months, testified…
In the upcoming months, US consumers may observe significant changes to their regular buying habits. Experts caution that some common commodities may become scarce and others may see major price increases due to the current taxes of up to 145% on goods imported from China. Imports from China are rapidly declining. That initial impetus has…
During a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism on Wednesday, Republican members scolded Haverford College’s president, with some arguing that the institution should lose federal money for her unwillingness to address student discipline following pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Wendy Raymond was singled out as the only college president to not specify sanctions for teachers and students accused of…
A cooperation between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday. The purpose of this relationship is to conduct research that investigates the “root causes of autism spectrum disorder.” An announcement made in a news release stated that the alliance…
A modest food assistance program that assists low-income senior adults in supplementing their diets may see significant changes in President Trump’s proposed budget for the upcoming year. Seniors would instead receive what the Trump administration is referring to as “MAHA food boxes” that are packed with goods that are directly acquired from farmers, as the…
About 30% of California’s population is covered by Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. The states oversee the administration of Medicaid, a federal program. It offers low-income people and families health care coverage. In 2022, California expanded Medi-Cal programs to include CalAIM, which includes meal delivery and housing assistance. By recognizing that a person’s financial situation…
According to data, over 4 million youth and young adult families are homeless, which has led to unusual bipartisan action in Congress to increase federal assistance and address the escalating situation. On Wednesday, Senators Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., will present the Homeless Children & Youth Act, the former’s first significant piece of…
New York taxpayers may be responsible for paying state attorney general Letitia James’ legal fees in a fraud case the Trump administration is bringing against her, according to language in a new budget plan that will be put to a vote later Wednesday night. The state legislature is scheduled to start voting on Democratic Governor…
In the final unresolved fight from the 2024 election that stretched on for months following a flurry of litigation, Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs on Wednesday. The declaration was made two days after a federal judge ordered the North Carolina State Board of Elections to…
President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military was upheld by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Trump administration made an urgent motion to the justices to lift a countrywide injunction that was preventing the program while the case was still pending. The three liberal justices dissented, according to the court’s brief…
