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Hegseth will skip a meeting on organizing military aid to Ukraine in a first for the US
Read full article: Hegseth will skip a meeting on organizing military aid to Ukraine in a first for the USAmerica’s Pentagon chief will not be in attendance when more than 50 other defense leaders meet this week to coordinate military aid to Ukraine.
Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here's what we know
Read full article: Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here's what we knowU.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers.
Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP
Read full article: Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOPElon Musk has blasted President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination."
Former University of Michigan President Santa Ono rejected by Florida board
Read full article: Former University of Michigan President Santa Ono rejected by Florida boardLongtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board.
Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro
Read full article: Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter NavarroThe Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a case in which Navarro was accused of using an unofficial email account for government work and wrongfully retaining presidential records during the first Trump administration.
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
Read full article: Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy shipU.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
Read full article: Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortionsThe Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in default
Read full article: Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in defaultBorrowers who have defaulted on their student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said Tuesday.
Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge says
Read full article: Federal prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates, a judge saysA judge says the federal Bureau of Prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment.
Newark mayor sues New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
Read full article: Newark mayor sues New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention siteNewark Mayor Ras Baraka has sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor over his arrest outside a federal immigration detention facility on a trespassing charge, saying the Trump-appointed attorney had pursued the case out of political spite.
Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states
Read full article: Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the statesPresident Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote, but turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult.
Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation order
Read full article: Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation orderA former Homeland Security official during President Donald Trump’s first administration wants independent government watchdogs to investigate after Trump ordered Homeland Security to look into his government service.
Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to work
Read full article: Schwarzenegger tells environmentalists dismayed by Trump to 'stop whining' and get to workArnold Schwarzenegger has a message for environmentalists who despair at the the approach of President Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.”.
OAN's Pentagon reporter learns the limits of expressing her own opinion
Read full article: OAN's Pentagon reporter learns the limits of expressing her own opinionGabrielle Cuccia calls herself a “MAGA girl” who made no secret of her support for President Donald Trump, even as she got a job covering the Pentagon for the One America News Network.
Trump, pushing for Ciattarelli, says New Jersey 'ready to pop out of blue horror show'
Read full article: Trump, pushing for Ciattarelli, says New Jersey 'ready to pop out of blue horror show'President Donald Trump implored voters in New Jersey’s primary for governor to vote for Republican Jack Ciattarelli when early in-person voting begins Tuesday and said the state was ready for a change from years of Democratic control.
Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, declaring he won't allow any uranium enrichment
Read full article: Trump appears to undercut US proposal to Iran, declaring he won't allow any uranium enrichmentPresident Donald Trump has appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran.
Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workers
Read full article: Judge grants preliminary injunction to protect collective bargaining agreement for TSA workersA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from killing a collective bargaining agreement for Transportation Safety Administration workers.
New York governor's No. 2 is challenging her in next year's election
Read full article: New York governor's No. 2 is challenging her in next year's electionNew York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado says he will challenge his boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul, in the governor’s race next year, months after a feud between the two Democrats erupted into public view.
Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakers
Read full article: Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-US president and lawmakersA Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress.
US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison
Read full article: US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prisonA naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum
Read full article: Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculumUniversity boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.
Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1-a-day wages
Read full article: Supreme Court to hear private prison company appeal in suit over immigration detainee $1-a-day wagesThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a private prison company facing a lawsuit claiming immigration detainees were forced to work and paid a $1 a day in Colorado.
Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of Venezuelans
Read full article: Judge blocks administration from revoking protected status for small subset of VenezuelansA federal judge says an estimated 5,000 Venezuelans granted temporary protected status can continue to work and live in the U.S. despite a Supreme Court ruling revoking protections.
Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling
Read full article: Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drillingThe head of the U.S. Energy Department says President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska’s 800-mile pipeline system and build a massive natural gas export project as its twin.
More white South Africans arrive in the US under a new refugee program
Read full article: More white South Africans arrive in the US under a new refugee programOfficials and advocacy organizations say a second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
Read full article: Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plansPresident Donald Trump’s administration has renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
Supreme Court will consider reviving Republican challenge to Illinois law on mail ballots
Read full article: Supreme Court will consider reviving Republican challenge to Illinois law on mail ballotsThe Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows mail ballots to be counted if they are received up to two weeks after Election Day.
Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soonA split Supreme Court has rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative justice predicts the court will soon consider whether assault weapons bans are constitutional.
The Latest: Trump’s pledge to fix national debt faces skepticism from some Republicans
Read full article: The Latest: Trump’s pledge to fix national debt faces skepticism from some RepublicansPresident Donald Trump faces the challenge of convincing Republican senators, global investors, voters and even Elon Musk that he won’t bury the federal government in debt with his multitrillion-dollar tax-break package.
UN, Iran and Egypt meet to discuss Iran's nuclear program as enrichment continues
Read full article: UN, Iran and Egypt meet to discuss Iran's nuclear program as enrichment continuesIranian, Egyptian and U.N. leaders have met to discuss Iran’s nuclear program after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Iran is increasing its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a look
Read full article: What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a lookA little less than once a week on average since President Donald Trump began his second term, his administration’s lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court.
