Whip watch: Dick Durbin gives tearful goodbye as Dem power play begins for No. 2 Senate spot
Senators Brian Schatz, Patty Murray and Sheldon Whitehouse could be considered potential successors for Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin.
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Judge Blocks Trump Admin Effort to Remove DEI From Public Schools
The judge ruled that the Department of Education’s requirements were vague and gave no examples of DEI practices that violated civil rights laws. Hours before the deadline for states to certify that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have ended in public schools, a federal court halted the Trump administration’s requirement, siding with the National
Congressman announces unexpected death of daughter in Italy
Molly McGovern, the daughter of Rep. Jim McGovern, died unexpectedly while on a trip in Italy, the Massachusetts congressman’s office said Thursday. She was 23 years old. The high-ranking Democrat from Worcester said his daughter was battling a rare form of cancer and just finished a semester studying abroad in Australia. “Even as she faced
Trump’s executive order on voting blocked by federal judge amid flurry of legal setbacks
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked a portion of President Donald Trump's March 25 executive order on election integrity.
DOGE slashes ‘wasteful’ ‘problem-solving’ contract worth $50K in latest round of eliminations
"Wasteful" contracts, including one for "problem-solving services," worth millions of dollars have been terminated over the past several days, DOGE said.
Navy torpedoes Biden-era climate agenda to focus on lethality
Citing combat readiness over environmental mandates, the Navy has officially scrapped its climate action plan championed under the Biden administration.
Judge blocks portions of Trump order that seeks to overhaul U.S. elections
Washington — A federal judge on Thursday agreed to block portions of President Trump’s executive order that seeks to overhaul U.S. elections, including a provision that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly agreed to partially grant a preliminary injunction sought