Federal Freeze on Financial Assistance Gives Exception for Social Security and Medicare Payments

The detail was included in a footnote of a directive released by the Office of Management and Budget on Monday. The Trump administration is freezing nearly all federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance starting Tuesday afternoon, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The lone exceptions are for Social Security and Medicare

Trump Freezes Financial Assistance, Except for Social Security and Medicare Payments

The detail was included in a footnote of a directive released by the Office of Management and Budget on Monday. The Trump administration is freezing nearly all federal loans, grants, and other financial assistance starting Tuesday afternoon, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The lone exceptions are for Social Security and Medicare

Michigan, Enbridge Square Off Over Contested Pipeline/Tunnel Plan

After 5 years of jurisdictional wrangling, the Canadian operator and state attorneys got their day in court in a 4-hour hearing that could have national impact. It’s taken five years, but Michigan’s claim that states have a significant regulatory role in pipeline permitting is now in the hands of a judge whose ruling following a

Republican attorneys general call out Costco for maintaining DEI

Maryland lawmakers vow to uphold the state’s commitment to DEI Maryland lawmakers vow to uphold the state’s commitment to DEI 00:49 Republican attorneys general from 19 states want Costco Wholesale to ditch its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, making the call days after the retailer successfully defended its DEI policies as good for business to

Trump Says Military ‘Turned on the Water’ in California, Although State Disputes It

The president said that he used ‘emergency powers’ to make it happen. President Donald Trump on Monday evening wrote on social media that the U.S. military, under his direction, turned on water supplies in California following devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Southern California, although state officials have since said otherwise. “The United States Military