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Trump administration freezes nearly all federal grants and loans
President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze of nearly all federal financial assistance and activities including "foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI woke gender ideology, and the Green ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump administration directs widespread pause of federal loans and grants
The Trump administration late Monday directed federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government conducts a review to ensure spending aligns with President Trump’s ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement
President Trump's promised immigration crackdown is being carried out around the United States. Almost 1,000 people were arrested by immigration authorities on Sunday. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump administration’s immigration crackdown a ‘painstaking process’
NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez reports on the immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago. NBC News Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley explains the deportation ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump Administration Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago
The number of arrests there was uncertain. Illinois officials, including the governor, said they had not been given advance notice.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump administration testing system to message all federal workers
Sources said the White House has discussed testing a message system where President Donald Trump could message the federal government's 2 million civilian employees.ABC News - 5d -
Trump administration gives green light to start firing federal workers in DEI roles
The Trump administration is stepping up its timeline for terminating federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles.NBC News - 5d -
Trump administration's immigration crackdown escalates
As the Trump administration ramped up its immigration crackdown, officials said 538 undocumented immigrants were arrested on Thursday. And two U.S. military planes flew deported migrants to ...NBC News - 5d -
A look at Trump's NATO spending targets
Presented by Lockheed Martin — The U.S. spends around 3 percent of economic output on defense {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Unpacking Trump's push ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump enlists attorney general to investigate Biden administration
President has thrown weight of justice department behind two politically charged reviews into his personal grievances. Donald Trump has tasked the attorney general in two executive orders to ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump administration closing immigration offices in Latin America
At the direction of President Trump, about 1,500 troops are being deployed to the southern border with increased operations to block illegal immigrant crossings set to start in the coming days. ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump administration halts NIH grant-making process
Scientific researchers are concerned after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) abruptly canceled numerous meetings essential to the fellowship and grant approval process earlier this week. ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Trump Administration Escalates D.E.I. Crackdown in Latest Threat to Federal Workers
The warning came one day after the administration ordered that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government be shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
How Trump’s Federal DEI Ban Could Target Private Companies Next
The executive order prohibiting DEI by federal agencies—and firing employees who’d worked on those policies—will add clout to the independent conservative groups forcing private businesses to ...Inc. - Jan. 22 -
How has China reacted to the new Trump administration?
President Trump said he would increase tariffs on Chinese goods during his campaign. But on Monday, he did not say when he would impose those tariffs and told reporters he received an invite to ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump sued over federal worker play
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump sued over order targeting federal workers An executive order from President ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Trump administration fires Coast Guard chief
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan has been fired from her role atop the U.S. military branch as President Trump's administration takes shape. Fagan was the first woman to have the leadership ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Stirewalt: Will Trump invest his political capital or spend it?
Do you feel like “sunlight is pouring over the entire world?” It probably depends on whether you voted for the man who offered those sentiments about his own reascendance to the presidency this ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
What's next for Trump's administration picks after inauguration?
The Senate will start to vote on President Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other top administration roles in the coming weeks, as more confirmation hearings are held. CBS News' Nikole Killion ...CBS News - Jan. 20 -
The strong dollar conundrum facing the Trump administration
The U.S. dollar is expected to strengthen in 2025 due to the Trump administration's preference for a weaker dollar, but this could lead to high inflation and global economic turmoil.The Hill - Jan. 19 -
How Trump Could Impact Small Business in the Administration’s First 100 Days
Four ways Trump will influence small business.Inc. - Jan. 19 -
D.C. Restaurants Look Ahead to Incoming Trump Administration
With Trump back in town, owners are wondering how the dining scene will shape up.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Biden to defer TikTok law implementation to Trump administration
NBC News Anchor Savannah Sellers joins Meet the Press NOW with reporting that the Biden administration will not plan to levy fines against companies that allow access to TikTok in the U.S. during ...NBC News - Jan. 16 -
A First-Day Trump Order: A Federal Stockpile of Bitcoin?
The cryptocurrency industry has pushed President-elect Donald J. Trump to establish one, creating real political momentum behind the plan.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Does the Trump administration pose an existential threat to Canada?
Jibes about erasing the border and raising tariffs change the ground rulesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
'Swaps' and homegrown sales - how clubs kept to spending rules
'PSR deadline day' and selling homegrown players - how clubs deemed at risk stayed within Premier League spending rules.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
The internet wants me to spend £500 on a jumper. How can I say no?
I already have too much stuff – and every time I go online I’m being pushed to buy more. Time to channel my inner deinfluencer. I am uneasily aware that around this time last year I wrote that my ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
How a Driving Instructor to the Stars Spends Her Sundays
Shanti Gooljar grabs some coffee before eight hours of heart-racing driving lessons around New York City. She caps off her day by having dinner with her son.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
L.A. Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized
Energy experts said the decision by utility companies serving the area not to turn off many power lines during high winds had likely increased the risk of fires.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
How federal agencies are responding to the Southern California wildfires
With the Los Angeles-area wildfires expected to be one of the most expensive disasters in California history, Margaret Brennan examines how the federal government is offering to help.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
How Nato will hold European capitals to higher defence spending promises
Also in this newsletter: The countries breaking EU law by ignoring green deadlinesFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Brennan presses Homan on Trump administration's deportation plans
CBS News’s Margaret Brennan pressed President-elect Trump’s new border czar Tom Homan on the next administration’s mass deportation plans. Homan joined Brennan on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where ...The Hill - Jan. 5