Brown University has rejected the Trump administration’s proposed settlement that would have required the university to change its campus policies in exchange for benefits in receiving federal funding. on wednesday Letter Brown President Christina Paxson told Education Secretary Linda McMahon and White House aides May Mailman and Vincent Haley that she was “concerned” that agreeing…
Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has criticized Democrats over the government shutdown, saying health care subsidies can be discussed while the government is funded. “I follow the country, then the party,” Fetterman said during NewsNation’s live town hall Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center. Fetterman said some of his constituents are angry at him over the…
Department of Transport (DOT) announced on wednesday It is withholding more than $40 million in federal highway safety funds from California due to the state failing to follow English language proficiency guidelines for commercial drivers. “I put states on notice this summer: Enforce the Trump administration’s English language requirements or the checks will stop coming,”…
President Trump has hinted that the United States could send long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, which would allow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to attack military targets inside Russia. The Kremlin has warned that the move will increase tensions between Moscow and Washington. Trump suggested this week that Tomahawks would be a central point of…
New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said in an interview Wednesday that it would be “too early” to give President Trump credit on the Israel-Hamas deal. “When it comes to the ceasefire, I’m grateful, and I’m really hopeful that it will hold and that it will be permanent. And I remain concerned, because…
President Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him that India will stop buying Russian oil is a potentially important step in increasing pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. “I was not happy that India was buying oil. And they assured me today that they will not be buying…
Podcast host Jennifer Welch pressed Senator Cory Booker (D-N.Y.) over a photo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it was “heartbreaking” to see. “I think the Democratic base feels like there’s a disconnect,” the liberal podcaster said in an interview on the “I’ve Had It” podcast released Tuesday. “Like, we listen to you, like…
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers amid the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, appointed by former President Clinton, sided with government employee unions in temporarily blocking the administration from cutting the force or RIF, which was expected to affect more than 4,000 workers. At…
The Energy Department offices affected by the Trump administration’s layoffs include those focused on climate-friendly energy sources amid the administration’s broader crackdown on renewable energy. Late last week, the Trump administration firedapproximately 4,000 employeesIn various government agencies, including about 187 agencies of the Department of Energy. A spokesperson for the department told The Hill this…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) is questioning the legality of deploying the National Guard to cities across the country, and objecting to an effort that President Trump has described as part of a crackdown on crime. “I don’t think it’s legal, let me start there, for the National Guard to police Americans on American soil,”…
