Dem AGs sue over Trump administration’s Department of Education layoffs
The attorneys general of 20 Democratic states hit the Trump administration with a lawsuit over recent cuts to the Department of Education.
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Americans held captive by South American dictator symptom of deeper threat, says former Green Beret
Former U.S. Army Green Beret Jordan Goudreau is sounding the alarm about a deeper national security problem at play after the State Department revealed nine Americans are held hostage.
Trump makes some false or misleading claims to justify Canada tariffs
President Trump has made a number of inaccurate claims about Canada in the past week as he imposed new tariff hikes on the country and touted his plans for more. On Wednesday morning, Mr. Trump imposed a blanket 25% tariff on foreign steel and aluminum, significantly impacting Canada, the largest foreign supplier of these metals
Thune Says He’s Open to Voting on Democratic Amendment to Keep Government Open
Senate Republicans are looking to pass a six-month funding bill to avert a government shutdown on March 14. Senate Democrats have so far rejected the GOP bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on March 13 that he is open to voting on a Democratic amendment to a GOP bill to keep the government
Trump Expresses Confidence That US Will Acquire Greenland During Meeting With NATO Chief
‘We need that for international security,’ Trump said of the island. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed optimism about the United States acquiring Greenland, highlighting the effort as vital to geopolitical strategy and suggesting the United States could take possession of the autonomous territory. The president made the remarks as he hosted NATO Secretary General
IRS chief counsel demoted and replaced with DOGE ally
The Internal Revenue Service’s acting chief counsel, William Paul, has been removed from his role at the agency and replaced by Andrew De Mello, an attorney in the chief counsel’s office who is deemed supportive of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to two people familiar with the plans who were not authorized to
Universities that enable protest encampments would lose funding under proposed law
New legislation aims to penalize college campuses that enable protest encampments, which were a widespread phenomenon last year as a means of protesting the war between Israel and Hamas.