Trump says Harvard has ‘lost its way,’ doesn’t deserve federal funding
President Donald Trump blasted Harvard as a "joke" on Wednesday, saying the university teaches "hate and stupidity."
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze on Climate, Infrastructure Grants
The judge said agencies following the president’s direction cannot ‘hamstring in perpetuity two statutes passed by Congress during the previous administration.’ A federal judge on April 15 blocked the Trump administration from freezing the disbursement of funds for climate and infrastructure grants, finding that the pause in disbursing funds was illegal. Nonprofits suing the administration
DOJ files lawsuit against Maine claiming state violated Title IX
Washington — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is filing a civil lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education for “discriminating against women by failing to protect women in women’s sports” in what she alleged is a violation of Title IX. “The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are
AP says its reporters were blocked from Oval Office despite court order
Washington — The Associated Press said its reporters were prevented from attending an Oval Office event with President Trump and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele even though a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the news outlet’s access as of Monday. An AP spokesperson said in a statement that its “journalists were blocked
Easter Monday could soon become federal holiday under new GOP proposal
Two GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate are leading the way on a new legislative proposal that could soon make Easter Monday a federal holiday.
Judge blocks WH from enforcing parts of executive order targeting law firm
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday said she will prevent the Trump administration from enforcing portions of an executive order that targets the law firm Susman Godfrey, finding that the directive likely retaliates against the firm and its clients for their exercise of constitutionally protected speech. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan granted the firm’s
Major university medical center accused of hiding DEI programs, influential Senator calls them out
After Vanderbilt University Medical Center was allegedly caught hiding their DEI resources, Tennessee GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling on the medical school to comply with President Trump's orders demanding they such programs be halted.