Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge signaled he will issue a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing federal loans and grants, raising concerns the White House will try to enact the same policy described in the now-rescinded memo from the Office of Management and Budget. District JudgeRead More →
Kings County Sheriff’s Office (CALIFORNIA) — Authorities in California are searching for a man who allegedly gunned down his daughters’ mother and kidnapped the two young girls. The suspect, 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, may have fled to Mexico, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The case began Tuesday afternoonRead More →
Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge sentenced a tearful former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison Wednesday on corruption charges after being convicted of abusing the power of his office in exchange for bribes in the form of gold bars, a luxury car and otherRead More →
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads. Federal departments face a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to cease spending on any financial assistance programs, according to a memo from the White House’s Office of ManagementRead More →
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump is set to sign the Laken Riley Act Wednesday afternoon as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his key goal of curbing illegal immigration. The bill, which will symbolically be the first bill Trump signs in his second term,Read More →
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded its sweeping directive that sought to pause potentially trillions in loans, grants and financial assistance, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. “OMB memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded,” the short memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the OfficeRead More →
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to lead the Department of Health and Human Services saw senators question the environmental lawyer about his views on vaccines, abortion, pesticides and even Lyme disease. Senators asked Kennedy about views he has frequently promoted onRead More →
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads. Federal departments face a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday to cease spending on any financial assistance programs, according to a memo from the White House’s Office of ManagementRead More →
Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — The Idaho House has passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2015 decision on same-sex marriage equality. The court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision established the right to same-sex marriage under the equal protection clause and the due processRead More →
Aaron Schwartz/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid a flurry of executive actions President Trump is taking to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, the Trump administration is also turning its attention to private companies and institutions. President Trump signed an executive order the day after he was sworn in toRead More →
