Texas overhauls anti-abortion program that spent millions with little oversight

Texas health officials are overhauling a program designed to steer people away from abortion following a ProPublica and CBS News investigation that found that the state had funneled tens of millions of taxpayer dollars into the effort while providing little oversight of the spending. The money has been flowing to a network of nonprofit organizations

State Department Says Reorganization Plan to Move Ahead Quickly After Supreme Court Ruling

The seal of the United States Department of State in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters The State Department will move forward with its reorganization plan following a recent Supreme Court ruling, a department spokesperson said on Thursday. The move comes after the Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court ruling that

Why Myanmar’s military ruler has welcomed Trump’s tariff warning letter

Yangon — Myanmar’s military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington’s first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing endorsed Mr. Trump’s false claim that the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, and thanked

Trump Admin Moves to End Taxpayer-Funded Benefits for Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Multiple agencies updated their policies on July 10 to block illegal immigrants from receiving federal benefits through their programs. The move follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in February directing federal agencies to identify government-funded programs that “permit illegal aliens to

Who’s policing opioid settlement spending? A crowdsourced database might help.

After years of legal battles, state attorneys general won billions of dollars in opioid settlements from drug companies accused of fueling the addiction crisis. They declared victory at press conferences, and some touted the deals during their gubernatorial campaigns. But now that the windfall is being spent, are attorneys general doing enough to ensure it’s