Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to block the White House Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to take over the U.S. Institute of Peace while a legal challenge to President Trump’s actions targeting the nonprofit organization moves forward. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell swiftly moved to consider whether to void the removal of several
The Justice Department now has until noon on March 20 to either comply with the court’s order or formally invoke the state secrets privilege. A federal judge has granted the Trump administration a 24-hour extension to justify its refusal to provide details about deportation flights carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, whom President Donald
The agency says it is entering the next phase of improvements. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to eliminate a national office and fire up to 75 percent of its employees, according to newly reviewed documents. An EPA reduction-in-force plan proposes the elimination of the Office of Research and Development as a national office,
Jury finds Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock guilty in massive pandemic fraud trial Jury finds Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock guilty in massive pandemic fraud trial 00:52 A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country. The jury heard closing
The policy changes, which include a mask ban and permanent ‘time, place, and manner rules,’ would only start ‘long-term’ negotiations (edited, Getty Images) The clock is ticking for Columbia University to respond to a series of demands from the Trump administration, which set a March 20 deadline for the school. The administration indicated that implementation
The Trump administration says it’s cutting $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over policies allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sports. White House officials wrote in an email to CBS Philadelphia that the funding cut is connected to Lia Thomas, a transgender woman and former Penn swimmer who made headlines and
His ‘best friend’ Chris Mowrey, a fellow influencer recently tickled by Cory Booker, also not gay (allegedly) Harry Sisson / X In case you missed it, which you probably did, here’s what happened: An effeminate TikTok influencer, semi-renowned for his obsequious fawning over former president Joe Biden, was apparently outed as heterosexual after multiple female