Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Cornell University will pay $60 million to end federal investigations and restore more than $250 million in research funding frozen over civil rights probes.
Trump pardons New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry
President Trump has approved a presidential pardon for former MLB and Mets legend Darryl Strawberry, a White House official said Friday. Strawberry pleaded guilty in 1995 to tax evasion for failing to report income on his federal tax returns. “President Trump has approved a pardon for Darryl Strawberry, three-time World Series champion and eight-time MLB
Democrats propose 1-year extension of health care subsidies to end shutdown
President Trump meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 2025. Evan Vucci / AP President Trump reiterated his call for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster to end the shutdown Friday, telling reporters during a bilateral meeting with Hungarian
Trump pardons ex-Tennessee House speaker who was convicted of corruption charges
President Trump on Thursday pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff Cade Cothren, who were convicted on federal corruption charges. Casada, a Republican, was sentenced in September to three years in prison over a 2020 scheme to receive over $50,000 in taxpayer money from a mailer program for lawmakers.
Schumer, Dems unveil alternative shutdown plan, ask for one-year extension to Obamacare subsidies
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to reopen the government, only if Republicans attach a one-year extension to expiring Obamacare subsidies to their current plan.
ADL launches ‘Mamdani Monitor’ to track NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over antisemitism concerns
The ADL’s new “Mamdani Monitor" targets Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over antisemitism concerns, but some Jewish groups say the move is unfair.
Cornell Reaches $60 Million Deal With Federal Government to Restore Federal Research Funding
An entrance sign to Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., on Sept. 1, 2019. Amy Lutz/Shutterstock Cornell University has settled with the federal government to preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding that was previously at risk following civil rights investigations on the campus, the school’s president said today. Under the agreement, Cornell President