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SBA Reinstates Lender Fees On Its Flagship Loan Program
The Trump administration is trying to pad the bread-and-butter loan program’s coffers after it lost $274 million during the first half of 2024.Inc. - 3d -
Minnesota Student Detained by ICE Was Not an Activist, Lawsuit Says
Lawyers and experts say the arrest last week of a University of Minnesota graduate student may signal a new front in the Trump administration’s approach to immigration.The New York Times - 3d -
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
China’s former top spy catcher is among six security enforcers targeted as the Trump administration turns its attention to human rights issues in the city.The New York Times - 2d -
Factory activity slumps as manufacturers brace for Trump tariffs
U.S. manufacturers are sounding worried about the Trump administration’s trade policies ahead of a hotly anticipated announcement on tariffs that’s expected from the White House on Wednesday. ...The Hill - 2d -
Professors Pushed Harvard to Resist Trump. Now Billions Are on the Line.
Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.The New York Times - 2d -
Several federal agencies launch a new 'deferred resignation' effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs
WASHINGTON — At least five federal agencies are offering workers a new "deferred resignation" opportunity in the latest attempt by the Trump administration to slash the size of the U.S. government.NBC News - 2d -
From Hillary to Hegseth, our politicians are a national security problem
Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for its handling of classified information, with Hillary Clinton expressing concern over the lack of standards and the potential for national ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats decry 'sloppy and rushed' release of JFK files during task force hearing
House Democrats on Tuesday decried the Trump administration’s rollout of records related to the 1963 assassination of former President Kennedy, raising concerns about the release of personal ...The Hill - 2d -
Entire staff responsible for utility aid included in HHS cuts, sources say
The Trump administration on Tuesday eliminated the entire staff of a federal program that helps low-income households pay utility bills, sources said.NBC News - 2d -
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.Wired - 2d -
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’. On 29 January, the second Trump administration held its first White House ...The Guardian - 1d -
Judge orders White House to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
The temporary restraining order is another setback in less than a week for Trump’s immigration crackdown. A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore ...The Guardian - 1d -
Danish PM heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is traveling to Greenland for a visit aimed at building the trust of Greenlandic officials as the Trump administration is seeking control of the Arctic ...ABC News - 1d -
Supreme Court Rules Against Makers of Flavored Vapes Popular With Teens
The justices handed a win, for now, to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes.The New York Times - 1d -
Mistaken deportation to Salvadoran prison highlight stakes of Trump plans
The Trump administration’s admission that it sent a Maryland man to a Salvadoran prison in error shows the need for outside oversight, critics say, as they fight efforts to ship migrants to ...The Hill - 23h -
Rubio downplays NATO rupture on European make-up mission
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary NATO allies of the U.S. commitment to the alliance.NBC News - 21h -
Appeals panel temporarily halts order blocking Trump admin from dismantling CFPB
A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily paused an order that blocked the Trump administration from effectively dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). A panel of three ...The Hill - 18h -
Tufts University pushes for release of student grabbed off the street by immigration officials
Tufts University petitioned a federal judge to release student Rümeysa Öztürk, some of the strongest pushback by a school against the Trump administration's arrests of foreign students in recent ...NBC News - 17h -
Angola Rail Line Offers Clues to Trump’s Africa Policy
The $4 billion project was the Biden administration’s signature initiative in Africa. Early signs are that the Trump team supports it, too, for mineral access if nothing else.The New York Times - 17h -
2/27: America Decides
Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Starmer discuss Ukraine war at the White House; Trump administration to take control of White House press poolCBS News - 12h -
Mortgage rates tumble on tariffs, but housing costs still near record high
Mortgage rates fell sharply Thursday, following the Trump administration's tariff announcement, but a huge share of Americans still can't afford to buy a home.CNBC - 15h -
The history of Voice of America
The Congressionally funded broadcaster is both a global information source and an American foreign policy tool. Now, with an executive order, the Trump administration silenced VOA for the first ...CBS News - 11h -
Mar 26: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET
The Trump administration reacts to the leaked war plans on the Signal chat; The Supreme Court upholds Biden-era regulations aimed at cracking down on ghost guns.CBS News - 11h -
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China
A nonprofit group said the president misapplied a law in imposing those levies and portrayed its filing as the first lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration over its tariffs.The New York Times - 8h -
Fox News analyst questions Vance over deportation comments: 'Politics is overwhelming the law here'
Fox News conservative legal commentator Andy McCarthy said in a Thursday interview it seems politics is “overwhelming the law here,” in the debate surrounding the Trump administration’s efforts to ...The Hill - 8h -
Rubio in hot seat at NATO in wake of Trump tariffs, Greenland drama
Marco Rubio is visiting NATO's headquarters for a meeting of foreign ministers, putting him on the front lines of the Trump administration's push against U.S. allies.ABC News - 9h -
Trump’s Crypto Venture Introduces a Stablecoin
World Liberty Financial, the crypto business created by President Trump and his sons, unveiled a cryptocurrency called a stablecoin, furthering his ties to an industry his administration regulates.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever
Scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”Wired - Mar. 27 -
Former Trump intel official says 'risk of loss' from Signal could have been 'profound'
Sue Gordon, the former deputy director of national intelligence in the first Trump administration, said the “risk of loss” from the Signal group chat could have been “profound.” Gordon joined CBS ...The Hill - 4d -
Moskowitz quips that Bin Laden supports Lee's bill to abolish the TSA
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) knocked Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) bill to abolish the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), suggesting only terrorists would support it. Lee reposted a Fox News ...The Hill - 4d -
Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous | Timothy Snyder
Thanks to Trump’s administration, the US could soon have to fight wars to get things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking. No one would allow that he could not see these ...The Guardian - 4d -
Democratic group to track state impacts of Trump agenda
A major Democratic super PAC on Monday launched a new database to track the state-by-state impacts of the Trump administration’s agenda. American Bridge 21st Century, which is the Democratic ...The Hill - 4d -
Reciprocal tariffs for all nations to be announced
President Donald Trump administration will unveil its long-planned reciprocal tariffs this week. The president said Sunday that the tariffs would include all nations, not just those with which the ...NBC News - 3d -
3/30: Face the Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Major Garrett speaks to UAW president Shawn Fain as the Trump administration deals with upcoming tariffs with the markets sliding up and down ...CBS News - 3d -
Klobuchar: ‘Israel was incredibly angry’ about Signal leak
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Israel was “incredibly angry” about the plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen leaked in a Signal group chat with Trump administration officials and a journalist. ...The Hill - 3d -
John Dean on Trump third term talk: 'He likes constitutional end runs'
John Dean, former White House counsel for the Nixon administration, weighed in on President Trump contemplating a third term, saying the president “likes constitutional end runs.” Dean during an ...The Hill - 3d -
Correspondents' Association pushes back on rumors of White House briefing room shake-up
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is pushing back on reports of a potential shake-up coming to the West Wing briefing room and vowing to fight the Trump administration's efforts to ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump expects TikTok 'deal' ahead of deadline
President Trump indicated Sunday that he expects to reach a deal on TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline for his administration to begin enforcing a ban on the popular video-sharing app. When asked ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump makes sweeping HIV research and grant cuts: ‘setting us back decades’
Trump administration’s slashes to prevention and access expansion likely to erode progress on eliminating epidemic. The federal government has cancelled dozens of grants to study how to prevent ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump 'hare-brained' third term talk a distraction from Signal leak: Ana Navarro
Ana Navarro, a co-host of ABC's "The View," says President Trump is floating the idea of a third term as way to distract from other headlines that are swirling around his administration. "He is the ...The Hill - 3d