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'Your position is being abolished': Education Department staff get termination emails
Over 1,300 federal employees impacted by the Department of Education’s March 11 reduction in force received their official separation notices Thursday.ABC News - 19h -
Democratic-led states sue Education Department for ceasing access to COVID funds
A group of Democratic-led states sued the Education Department Thursday in an effort to regain access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief aid that the department abruptly cut off ...The Hill - 1d -
Warren touts OIG investigation of mass layoffs at Education Department
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) celebrated Friday after the Education Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) agreed to a requested pause into the mass layoffs at the federal agency. “I ...The Hill - 16h -
Trump admin moves to withhold federal funds from Maine over trans athlete dispute
The matter will also be referred to the Department of Justice "for further enforcement action," the Department of Education said.ABC News - 2h -
Trump administration refers Maine to DOJ over transgender athletes
The Department of Education on Friday referred a Title IX investigation into Maine schools to the Justice Department after the state failed to reach a resolution with the Trump administration over ...The Hill - 13h -
Trump administration to refer Maine to DoJ over transgender participation in sports
The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes ...ABC News - 21h -
State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under Biden. The state department is ordering staff to report colleagues for instances of “anti-Christian ...The Guardian - 13h -
Hegseth announces $5.1B in Defense Department spending cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum Thursday outlining $5.1 billion in cuts to Department of Defense spending through terminated contracts. The Pentagon leader said the contracts ...The Hill - 17h -
US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission
The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE’s work with federal agencies.Wired - 2d -
Justice Department to drop all charges against man it called a top MS-13 gang leader
The Justice Department filed a motion Thursday to drop all charges against a Salvadoran man whom Attorney General Pam Bondi described two weeks ago as one of the top leaders of the MS-13 gangs in ...NBC News - 1d -
Starmer vows to pass emergency law ‘in one day’ to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe site
Prime minister announces recall of parliament as government races to prevent closure of UK’s last two blast furnacesFinancial Times - 16h -
Social Security rule-reversals, office closures, cost cuts: here’s what’s happening now.
A Social Security “war room,” threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order — here’s a timeline of what has taken place so far this year.MarketWatch - 10h -
Central Europe foot-and-mouth disease outbreak leads to animal culls, border closures
Authorities across Central Europe are working to contain a major foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the first in over 50 years for Hungary and SlovakiaABC News - 33m -
Second Bradley men's basketball associate head coach departs for role at Indiana
Bradley men's basketball associate head coach Mike Bargen is leaving the program to join the coaching staff at Indiana.Yahoo Sports - 10h -
Teachers in England say they would strike over pay
Members of the National Education Union have rejected a 2.8% pay rise recommended by the government.BBC News - 15h -
Proposed NASA Budget Cuts ‘Would Decimate American Leadership in Space’
The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped.Wired - 1h -
Pentagon cuts $4bn in contracts with Deloitte, Accenture and Booz Allen
Defence department’s move is part of Trump administration’s ongoing purge of consultancy spendingFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump Deploys Justice Dept. to Scrutinize Ex-Officials and Perceived Foes
A presidential decree instructing the Justice Department to scrutinize whether a former official broke the law crosses a new line.The New York Times - 1d -
US government fails to comply with court order on wrongly deported migrant
Justice department ‘unable’ to provide details requested on how it was repatriating man wrongly sent to jail in El SalvadorFinancial Times - 13h -
Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians
More than 10,000 people will be put on track for deportation in May and June as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s action.The New York Times - 10h -
Boca Raton small plane crash kills 3 and injures 1, authorities say
A Cessna 310 carrying three people departed Boca Raton and was bound for Tallahassee before it crashed, the FAA said.CBS News - 6h -
Vermont H.S. sports scores for Saturday, April 12: See how your favorite team fared
Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.Yahoo Sports - 1h -
Trump directs DOJ to investigate 2 officials from his first term who became critics
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his Justice Department to investigate two senior officials from his first administration who became critics.ABC News - 2d -
Trump Team Divided Over Future of U.S. Embassy in Somalia
Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants.The New York Times - 1d -
LeBron James passed a Lakers legend in career games played
LeBron James continues to climb the NBA's all-time lists in many categories, and he surpassed a Lakers great in one department on Wednesday.Yahoo Sports - 21h -
Wholesale inflation fell March as price pressures eased, but trade war clouds outlook
The Labor Department is reporting that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — was fell 0.4% from FebruaryABC News - 20h -
Plane crash near Florida highway kills 3 on board, injures 1 on the ground
A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane, a Cessna 310, crashed at around 10:20 a.m. after departing from the nearby airport.The Hill - 16h -
NFL draft prospect Bond surrenders on warrant
NFL draft prospect Isaiah Bond, 21, turned himself in on an outstanding sexual assault warrant Thursday morning, the Frisco (Texas) Police Department confirmed to ESPN.ESPN - 15h -
Report: Liverpool’s Goalkeeping Strategy Faces Disruption Over Loan Star
Giorgi Mamardashvili’s Liverpool Future Caught in Tug-of-War Between Valencia and AnfieldUncertainty Around Summer SwitchLiverpool’s plans for the long-term future of their goalkeeping department ...Yahoo Sports - 13h -
Trump takes aim at city and state climate laws in executive order
President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Donald Trump is taking aim and city- and state-led fossil fuel ...The Guardian - 2d -
Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Paving a Path Back Into Trump’s America
The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department’s “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration, a WIRED investigation has found.Wired - 2d -
Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law
Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump doubles down on prosecuting his political enemies
President Trump's attack on Chris Krebs is much more than Trump throwing another tantrum about losing an election. It is a naked attempt to use the Department of Justice as a tool of political ...The Hill - 19h -
Trump admin reviewing case against former FBI informant who fabricated Biden bribery story
The Justice Department is reconsidering its case against a former FBI informant who was indicted for fabricating a claim that former President Biden and his son Hunter Biden accepted a bribe. The ...The Hill - 18h -
Sununu knocks Musk over 'bad messaging' about DOGE cuts
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) knocked Elon Musk for “bad messaging” about cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “I think the key here is bad messaging, right? ...The Hill - 18h -
Tuttosport: Udinese star facing possible audition vs. Milan after winter interest
AC Milan could make some changes to the striker department during the summer, and Lorenzo Lucca is a name that they are watching closely.As Tuttosport (via UdineseBlog) report today, Milan are one ...Yahoo Sports - 16h -
Judge scolds DOJ for demanding delay in mistakenly deported man case
The federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to try to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, scolded the Justice Department for demanding more time to ...The Hill - 18h -
Judge rips DOJ for no update on mistakenly deported man: 'They’ve done nothing’
A federal judge further tore into the Justice Department at a Friday hearing for refusing to comply with her order for more information about a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Deputy ...The Hill - 14h -
New York AG urges Congress to strengthen crypto regulations after DOJ disbands task force
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) sent a Thursday letter to leaders in Congress urging them to crack down on crypto regulations days after the Justice Department (DOJ) disbanded the ...The Hill - 13h -
‘Fika has become more expensive’: rising coffee prices affect a Swedish tradition
Swedes are stockpiling supplies of the drink amid cost hikes, with some saying the coffee culture is changing. Nursing an iced chai latte in a Stockholm department store, Emma Tomth says she has ...The Guardian - 5h
