A federal judge is preventing the cuts, at least for now, in 22 states. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley entered a temporary restraining order on Feb. 10 preventing the federal government from cutting medical research funding in 22 states in response to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Massachusetts. The order is in place
Lord Peter Mandelson said the UK has to ‘respect and understand’ what drives the U.S. president. British steel exports to the United States will be hit with 25 percent tariffs under President Donald Trump’s plans as the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, Lord Peter Mandelson, said people must respect the president’s “strong and clear mandate.”
Personnel moves have raised concerns about oversight, according to the inspector general The federal government’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has largely left the agency unable to oversee billions in unspent aid, according to a Feb. 10 watchdog report. The federal government has paused most USAID programs, except for life-saving assistance,
The order cites the Trump administration’s policy of removing programs that don’t directly benefit the American people or national interests. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 10 eliminating the Federal Executive Institute, a leadership training center that was established more than 50 years ago. The order states that the institute’s removal was
Amid Democrats’ pushback, lawsuits, and threats to DOGE employees, the cuts keep coming—including almost $1 billion announced on Feb. 10. After three weeks, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made over $1 billion in cuts, according to to numbers from the White House. Some of the biggest savings reckoned by the White House
Department of Justice lawyers filed an appeal hours after a judge ordered payments for federal programs to resume. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 10 appealed a federal judge’s order to immediately restore and resume payments for federal programs, just hours after the ruling was issued. The notice, filed in a Rhode Island court
Issues like birthright citizenship could provoke rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court. News Analysis President Donald Trump’s administration has been hit with a wave of legal challenges responding to executive orders and other actions, teeing up potential Supreme Court decisions that could clarify the scope of executive power. So far, states and other groups have