Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro claims the Trump administration’s funding freeze defies legal authority and jeopardizes billions in state-allocated federal aid. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s funding freeze, accusing several federal agencies and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of unlawfully withholding more than $1.2 billion in federal
In November 2024, International Criminal Court prosecutor Khan announced the arrest warrants of Netanyahu and Gallant. The United States announced on Feb. 13 that it has sanctioned International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan. This development occurred a few months after The Hague court announced arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former
The Trump administration called the Biden-era rule ‘overly burdensome’ and ‘unfair.’ The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday said it is rolling back a Biden-era guidance mandating colleges to proportionately compensate male and female athletes when it comes to money earned through name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. The guidance, issued in the final days
The White House has said that Musk is a special government employee, meaning that he is not beholden to the same kinds of rules as other federal workers. Current and former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claiming
The Minnesota Democrat will not seek reelection in 2026, setting up a key Senate race in a battleground state as Democrats seek to defend the seat. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) stated on Feb. 13 that she will not seek reelection at the end of her current term. She’s the second Democratic senator to announce plans
Protections for principal officers at three agencies are unconstitutional, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The president can directly terminate officers at the National Labor Relations Board and three other agencies, provided the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 80-year precedent, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) position. The DOJ said in
‘We are going to have DOGE come. They’re going to look … at our payments and what money has gone out.’ NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro said. Janet Petro, the acting administrator of NASA, said on Feb. 12 that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would probe the space agency’s spending, adding that hundreds its