An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on Trump’s political priorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is known best for enforcing the right to disability services across America’s schools. But under President Donald Trump, it’s taking a frontline role in his political battles.
Statements man charged in Atlanta spa killings made post-arrest can be used at trial, judge rules
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by attorneys for a man accused of killing four women at Atlanta massage businesses to keep a jury from hearing statements he made after his arrest. Fulton
US EPA administrator says he canceled DEI grants totaling $1.7 billion
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Monday he canceled 400 environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling $1.7 billion in the Trump administration’s latest crackdown on
US military cancels climate change studies that Pentagon chief calls ‘crap’
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is canceling more than 90 studies, including some that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed as climate change “crap.” Military and intelligence officials have over
Kennedy asks FDA to revise rules for food ingredient safety
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday directed the Food and Drug Administration to revise its food safety guidance to increase its oversight of food ingredients considered to be
Trump has begun another trade war. Here’s a timeline of how we got here
NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a trade war abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Since taking office less than two
DC begins removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ plaza from street near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews have begun work to remove the large yellow “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street one block from the White House. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change last week in response to
NASA terminates chief scientist role, closes policy office
By Joey Roulette, Patrick Wingrove and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – NASA is eliminating its chief scientist role and closing down an office that studies policy matters on space and technology, in a round of layoffs affecting 23
Fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle under investigation
Seattle (AP) — Seattle fire officials said a late Sunday fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks is under investigation. The four Cybertrucks were parked in a Tesla lot in Seattle’s industrial district. No one was injured, and
Senate set to vote on approving Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Trump’s labor secretary
The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as U.S. labor secretary, a Cabinet position that would put her in charge of enforcing federally mandated worker rights and protections at a time
