Gwynne Wilcox has been reinstated to the National Labor Relations Board. A federal judge on March 6 reinstated a member of a federal board, ruling that the president lacked the authority to fire board members. “The President does not have the authority to terminate members of the National Labor Relations Board at will, and his
California’s money would have prepared teachers for positions in rural and urban schools. Without the funds, teacher shortages will grow, state AG Bonta said. Leading a multistate coalition, California filed a new lawsuit March 6 against the Trump administration over the cancellation of millions of dollars in teacher preparation grants. “When it comes to our
The president said a final decision has yet to be made on the matter affecting 240,000 Ukrainians in the country. President Donald Trump said on March 6 that he’s considering whether to rescind the temporary protected status for thousands of Ukrainians who fled to the United States during their country’s war with Russia. Early on
The president says the reserve would include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, and Ripple. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 6, creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. White House crypto czar David Sacks explained in a post on X that the creation of this reserve was yet another one
Lawmakers have until March 14 to avert a government shutdown. WASHINGTON—House Democrats will not support a measure that would fund the government at current levels, said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-N.Y.) on March 6. “We’ll have a conversation as House Democrats on Tuesday morning when we reconvene in the Capitol,” he told reporters at
Patel pledges full FBI resources to ensure no American remains wrongfully detained abroad. FBI Director Kash Patel reaffirmed on March 6 the bureau’s commitment to securing the release of American hostages and detainees abroad, declaring that his team would work to “zero out” the number of U.S. citizens held in foreign captivity. Patel made the
Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) at a mostly cordial confirmation hearing on March 6. The Johns Hopkins University surgeon and researcher fielded a plethora of questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about topics