The firm had participated in the production of the Steele dossier, which was used to push the disproven Trump–Russia narrative in 2016. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on May 2 struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order on revoking government contracts of law firm Perkins Coie. The order also forbids the Trump administration from canceling
The proposal seeks $163 billion in cuts to non-defense programs, a 22.6 percent decline from 2025. Many progressive policy initiatives would be eliminated. WASHINGTON—Democrats expressed their objection to President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, criticizing the proposed big cuts to social spending programs. The Trump administration on May 2 published an extract of
Sean Duffy says the grants pushed ‘radical DEI and green agenda’ instead of focusing on taxpayers’ transport needs. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday announced the termination of seven federally funded university research grants totaling $54 million, saying the programs are wasteful and ideologically divisive projects that fall outside the scope of the Department of
A federal judge in March blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing personal data. The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to gain access to Social Security data, coming after courts blocked the Elon Musk-led task force from accessing those records on privacy
Trump ended funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services in a March 14 executive order. A federal judge has tentatively prohibited the Trump administration from ending an agency supporting libraries across the United States. Richard Leon, a senior judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled on May 1
The agency said that it’s trying to address a ‘longstanding oversight concern.’ The Social Security Administration (SSA) in an update said that it has made headway in determining data accuracy for individuals marked as eligible to receive payments but are likely deceased. In an April 29 statement, the agency said it has “has made significant
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the ‘gangs are a primary source of instability’ in the country. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday designated two Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, as they move to control the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince, he said. The action comes just months after the designation was applied