The policy changes could lead to the settlement of lawsuits against both service institutions. The U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point said that race is no longer a factor in their admissions processes—a policy shift that could move ongoing litigations closer to settlement. In separate letters sent Friday to
Reports of fraud and abuse by court-appointed guardians inspired over 30 bills to be introduced in Congress over the past 37 years. Most never made it out of committee. In most states, when a judge declares someone incapacitated and appoints a guardian over them, they lose almost all their rights. They can no longer handle
Rates on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage have climbed above 7 percent amid tariff and bond market turbulence. Mortgage rates topped 7 percent Friday amid a bond market selloff as markets absorbed the latest developments in U.S. trade policy and global responses. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped 13 basis points to
Many of them also received student loans, tax refunds, and food stamps, according to the Department of Government Efficiency. Numerous illegal immigrants with terrorist or criminal links who entered the United States under the previous administration received several government benefits, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Under the Biden administration, it was routine
A court has granted DOGE conditional access to Treasury payment systems, easing an earlier ban amid an ongoing lawsuit from 19 Democrat-led states. A federal judge in New York has partially lifted a ban preventing members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing sensitive systems at the U.S. Treasury, allowing one DOGE staffer
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Omani mostly spoke indirectly in their first exchange, which was facilitated by Oman. Envoys from Iran and the United States have agreed to continue talks aimed at curbing Tehran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon, following an initial meeting on April 12. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
Tech companies like Apple stand to gain relief from the exemption. President Donald Trump exempted a range of everyday products, specifically in the electronic category, from reciprocal tariffs while importing into the United States. Items excluded from reciprocal tariffs include smartphones, computers, servers, laptops, tablets, motherboards, processors, memory modules, machines used for manufacturing semiconductor devices,