Trump Administration Move to Freeze E.V. Charger Funding Confounds States
Some have halted work on the Biden-era $5 billion program to build E.V. charging stations. Others plan to keep building. Most are confused.
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Judge directs Trump officials to comply with earlier order halting funding freeze
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Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Republican States Have the Most to Lose.
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Judge finds Trump administration violated court order halting funding freeze
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Examining the latest lawsuits against the Trump administration
Since his return to the White House, President Trump hasn't been shy about using his executive powers. However, many of his actions are being met with legal challenges. Skye Perryman, president and ...CBS News - 8h -
Judge orders Trump officials to unblock funds
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Judge blocks Trump administration from cutting research funding after 22 states sue
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Wildfire mitigation projects caught up in Trump’s spending freeze
Some forest management projects that aim to mitigate wildfire risk are among the projects that have been halted under President Trump’s executive order to freeze spending. In a letter to the Trump ...The Hill - 9h -
Trump ordered by judge to immediately restore frozen funding
John McConnell says administration had defied earlier order to resume disbursement of billions of dollars. A federal judge said on Monday that the Trump administration had defied his order to ...The Guardian - 11h -
Judge extends freeze on Trump's plan to get millions of federal workers to resign
A federal judge in Boston on Monday continued his pause of the Trump administration's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign until he responds "to the issues presented."NBC News - 11h -
Hegseth moves to implement Trump's ban on transgender troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military to pause integrating new transgender recruits and suspend planned medical procedures meant to treat current service members diagnosed with ...The Hill - 13h -
Senate Democrats launch portal for whistleblowers in Trump administration
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said they are launching a portal for whistleblowers to ...The Hill - 18h -
Here Is What to Know About U.S. Foreign Aid and the Trump Freeze
Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.The New York Times - 1d -
Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence
President Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding freeze and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the federal ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding
National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff. The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research ...The Guardian - 2d -
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.ABC News - 2d -
Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration
Scientists, researchers and private health organizations scrambled to preserve as much federal public health data and guidelines as possible last week after news reached them that the Trump ...The Hill - 2d -
Baltic States decouple from Russian power grid in historic move
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Transgender, nonbinary people sue Trump administration over passport policy
A new lawsuit accuses the State Department of freezing document changes for transgender or nonbinary people.ABC News - 2d -
Major cancer research group calls on Trump administration to restore data access
The American Cancer Society is calling on the Trump administration to restore access to comprehensive scientific data.ABC News - 3d -
Trump dismisses Archivist of the United States
President Trump dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, a decision he previewed a month earlier before assuming office on Jan. 20. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the ...The Hill - 3d -
U.S. Waives Funding Freeze at Syria Camp Holding ISIS Fighters, but Future Is in Doubt
Upholding security at the camp in Syria is seen as critical to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State, but contractors don’t know where they stand as the United States looks to cut foreign aid.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump fires archivist of the United States
President Trump has fired the nation's top record keeper, Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan.CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration tells states to stop spending on EV charging infrastructure
The Federal Highway Administration directed states to stop spending money for EV charging infrastructure — funds that were allocated under former President Biden.CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration drops challenge in transgender care dispute
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story DOJ flips on gender-affirming care SCOTUS case President Trump’s Department of Justice switched positions on ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump administration suspends $5bn electric vehicle charging program
Highway agency ordered states to no longer spend funds allocated under Biden’s EV charging station program. The Trump administration has ordered US states to suspend a $5bn electric vehicle ...The Guardian - 3d -
Why Trump wants an American sovereign wealth fund
The US does not really need a state investment vehicle — it is one alreadyFinancial Times - 3d -
Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump
Musk believes Tesla’s rivals are more vulnerable to Trump’s moves against electric vehicles. Donald Trump ’s attempts to slash incentives for electric cars would cause sales of the vehicles to ...The Guardian - 3d -
ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its work
ICC condemns sanctions by Trump administration and pledges to continue its workABC News - 3d -
EV Sales Climb in Spite of Automaker Losses and Trump-Related Uncertainty
Ford’s EV unit lost billions of dollars, but at the same time, EV sales as a whole were up in the U.S. in 2024 compared to the year before.Inc. - 4d -
Trump Media Is Moving Into the Financial Services Industry
The parent company of Truth Social said it had applied for trademarks for investment products that would allow supporters to invest in the “patriotic economy.”The New York Times - 4d -
Trump's aid freeze will worsen Sudan famine and cost lives, workers say
Some of the humanitarian aid USAID provided went to the African nation of Sudan. For two years now, its people have been caught in the middle of a civil war between two warlords. Debora Patta got a ...CBS News - 5d -
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.The New York Times - 5d
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Trump to Impose 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
The president said he planned sweeping tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday and would take other action to even out tariff rates with the rest of the world later this week.The New York Times - 1d -
Who’s Watching What on TV? Who’s to Say?
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36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
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Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It
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