FEMA Has Paid $2 Billion to Comply With Order Barring Funding Freeze: Government

A judge had blocked the government from freezing federal financial assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has paid more than $2.2 billion to states in recent weeks, bringing it into compliance with a court order, the government told a federal judge in a new filing. “Defendants respectfully submit that they have fully complied with

Department of Transportation Eases Safety Regulations for Self-Driving Cars

The transportation secretary said slashing red tape would help the United States in the innovation race with China. The Department of Transportation (DOT) said on Thursday that it would ease some safety regulations for the development of self-driving vehicles in a move to maintain U.S. global dominance in the industry. The DOT stated that it

Health Department Reverses Planned Cuts to Large Study on Women’s Health

The Women’s Health Initiative has been tracking tens of thousands of women for decades. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on April 24 it is reversing planned cuts for the Women’s Health Initiative, a large study on women’s health. “These studies represent critical contributions to our better understanding of women’s health,” a

Exclusive: Internal Documents Reveal Pervasive Pattern of Racial Discrimination at Harvard Law Review

Will this law review article “promote DEI values”? Does it cite scholars from “underrepresented groups”? Will it have “any foreseeable impact in enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion”? And why did one team of editors solicit “only white, male authors”? Those are some of the questions that editors at the Harvard Law Review asked in internal

What to Know About Trump’s Orders to Boost US Fishing Industry

Prior regulations on commercial fishing were detrimental to the industry in U.S. territories like American Samoa, the White House has said. The Trump administration has turned its attention to the commercial fishing industry and issued several executive orders pertaining to easing regulations and supporting the competitiveness of American seafood companies. Together, the orders aim to

Amid Universities Battle, Some in Higher Education See Funding and Academic Freedom Differently

Leaders from Hillsdale College, the University of Austin, and Harvard’s Republicans diverge from a left-leaning culture. Then-Senator JD Vance said in 2021 that “the universities are the enemy.” Borrowed from President Richard Nixon, the language foreshadowed a battle that has intensified through the opening of the second Trump administration. President Donald Trump’s team has frozen