Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy canceled $175 million more in funding for California's high-speed rail project, following a previous $4 billion cut. He cited the project's cost overruns ($15 billion spent so far) and slow progress as reasons. California's High-Speed Rail Authority countered that the cuts were politically motivated...
Trump's announcement to allow 600,000 Chinese students into US universities surprised his conservative base. This contradicts previous administration policies tightening student visa requirements and targeting Chinese students. While Trump cited economic benefits and the importance of international students for US colleges, critics like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon...
A whistleblower complaint reveals that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) stored sensitive personal data of over 300 million Americans, including Social Security numbers, on an insecure server. The complaint, filed by the Social Security Administration's chief data officer, alleges violations of laws and regulations, accusing the SSA's CIO...
The Trump administration threatened to cut federal funding from 46 states and territories unless they removed references to transgender people from their sex education programs. This action, targeting the federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), aims to eliminate what the administration calls "gender ideology." States refusing to...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) debated two resolutions regarding the Israel-Hamas war. One, proposed by chair Ken Martin, supported humanitarian aid and a ceasefire; the other, backed by progressives, called for halting military aid to Israel. The progressive resolution failed, and Martin surprisingly withdrew his own, opting for a...
A federal watchdog is investigating former special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of Donald Trump, based on claims from conservative lawmakers and media. Smith's lawyers call these accusations "imaginary and unfounded." The investigations involved classified documents and election interference. Smith's team insists he followed legal principles, and courts...
Heather Honey, a conservative election researcher whose inaccurate findings were used by Trump to challenge the 2020 election results, has been appointed to a Department of Homeland Security role focused on election integrity. Her past work involved flawed analyses of election data, fueling right-wing attacks on voting procedures. ...
The Trump administration is reviving 'neighborhood checks' for US citizenship applications, scrutinizing 'good moral character'. This involves investigating applicants' neighbors and coworkers to ensure they meet citizenship requirements, including adherence to the US Constitution. This reverses a decades-long policy of relying primarily on FBI background checks. The administration argues...
President Trump advocated for the death penalty in Washington D.C. murder cases, calling it a preventative measure. This comes amidst deploying hundreds of National Guard and federal officers to combat crime, a move Mayor Bowser disputes, citing a decrease in crime. While D.C. abolished capital punishment decades ago,...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker defiantly urged President Trump not to send National Guard troops to Chicago, citing it as an overreach of presidential power. Trump, however, plans to target Democratic-led cities like Chicago and Baltimore, escalating the political conflict. This move is seen by Democrats as an attempt...
