Brown University Reaches Deal With Trump Admin to Restore Federal Funding

The Main Green at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on March 17, 2025. Scott Eisen/Getty Images Brown University has reached a deal with the Trump administration under which it will pay $50 million to restore lost federal funding. The $50 million payout will go to workforce development organizations in Rhode Island. In exchange, the Ivy

Trump Admin Freezes $108 Million in Research Grants to Duke

Students pass under the arches at Duke University in Durham, N.C., in a file photo. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images The Health and Human Services agency confirmed that $108 million in National Institute of Health (NIH) research funding for Duke University has been frozen due to racial discrimination at its medical school, an agency official told

Presidential Message on the 406th Anniversary of the First Representative Legislative Assembly in America

Four-hundred-and-six years ago, on a sweltering Virginia day, English settlers gathered in a modest wooden church in Jamestown to form the first representative assembly in the New World.  This historic moment gave birth to the oldest continuous lawmaking body in the Western Hemisphere and laid the foundation for the most successful attempt at self-government in

Trump announces tariff deal with South Korea — U.S.’s 6th-biggest trading partner

President Trump announced Wednesday he has struck a trade deal with South Korea. Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that South Korean goods will face a 15% tariff — lower than the 25% he threatened earlier this month — while U.S. imports to South Korea will not face tariffs. He said South Korea will be “OPEN TO TRADE” and

Trump Criticizes Hawley as Congressional Stock Trading Ban Advances

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks in Washington on Oct. 22, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images After a heated hearing, the Senate’s homeland security committee has advanced a bill to outlaw stock trading by members of Congress. The bill changes and renames what was originally the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act. It

Senate Panel Advances Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Prompting Trump Criticism

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks in Washington on Oct. 22, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images After a heated hearing, the Senate’s homeland security committee has advanced a bill to outlaw stock trading by members of Congress. The bill changes and renames what was originally the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act. It