As part of the drive by the Trump administration to reduce the number of people working for the federal government, employees at the Department of Transportation are getting ready to be laid off. It was confirmed by authorities from the Department of Transportation (DOT) that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned employees of the Department of…
Just a few hours after the California governor requested cooperation on a huge film tax credit, President Trump blasted Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. “California built the film industry — and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home. We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do,” Newsom wrote on X. “Now it’s time for a…
After the Trump administration announced in March that it had revoked $400 million in federal subsidies due to Columbia University’s “failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment,” the Ivy League university said Tuesday that it would let off about 180 employees. “Across the research portfolio we have had to make difficult choices and unfortunately,…
In an attempt to get around a new Utah rule that essentially forbade flying LGBTQ Pride and other flags at public buildings in the state, Salt Lake City adopted three new city flags on Tuesday. The plan was brought to the City Council by Democrat Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and it was approved during Tuesday night’s…
House Democrats left a combined meeting of the Agriculture and Financial Services committees, led by Representative Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California. Waters stood up to protest only seconds after Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., the chairman of the Crypto Subcommittee, called the hearing to order. After being questioned several times, she finally gave the following…
President Donald Trump’s administration announced Monday that it would pay $1,000 to illegal immigrants who voluntarily return to their home countries, continuing its mass deportation goal. According to a news release from the Department of Homeland Security, it will also include travel assistance. Additionally, individuals who use the CBP Home app to inform the government…
In addition to reminding colleges and universities of their “shared responsibility” to make sure taxpayers aren’t burdened with unpaid bills, the Department of Education initiated collecting on federal student loans that had fallen into default on Monday. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, collections had been suspended since March 2020. The resumption is anticipated to affect…
On Monday, the Trump administration urged a federal district court to drop a lawsuit that contested the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to make the popular abortion drug mifepristone more widely available. Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas are the three states pursuing the action, and Justice Department attorneys said in a petition with the U.S. district…
Brian Kemp, a two-term Republican governor and the GOP’s top Senate candidate in Georgia, a battleground for the midterm elections next year, declared on Monday that he would not be running for office. “Over the last few weeks, I have had many conversations with friends, supporters, and leaders across the country who encouraged me to…
The Education Department said Monday that Harvard University will not be eligible for any additional federal funding until it complies with a number of requirements set forth by the administration of President Donald Trump. The move, which was detailed in a letter to the president of Harvard, represents a significant intensification of Trump’s conflict with…
