Northwestern president announces resignation following tenure marked by White House tension
Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced Thursday that he will resign, ending a three-year tenure marked by the freeze of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by the Trump administration and heated criticism from House
What polls show about Americans’ views on childhood vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school. But as Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate childhood vaccine mandates, U.S. adults are also less likely to think these immunizations
Where states stand in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps
Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election that could improve the Republican Party’s numbers in Congress. It’s a trend that began in Texas, at the
DC lawsuit challenges Trump’s National Guard deployment as a forced ‘military occupation’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard during his law enforcement intervention in Washington, with the city’s top legal official saying the surge of troops
Northwestern University president steps down after Trump funding cuts
By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -The president of Northwestern University, a prestigious school in suburban Chicago, announced on Thursday that he would resign as the institution deals with budget issues stemming from cuts in federal funding by
Trump critic Bolton under investigation over classified information, documents show
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -John Bolton, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump turned persistent critic, is under federal investigation for potential unauthorized retention or removal of classified information, according to court documents made public on
Trump’s Fed nominee says he’d keep his White House job even if confirmed by the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve board, said Thursday that he would remain a White House employee even if the Senate confirms him to fill an unexpired term as
Publisher Gannett wins dismissal of nearly all of journalists’ job bias lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, won the dismissal of most of a lawsuit, including all class action claims, alleging its diversity policies led to widespread discrimination against white journalists. U.S. District Judge
Washington DC sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration on Thursday over the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks a court order blocking the deployment on the grounds
Trump says US would be on ‘brink of economic catastrophe’ unless justices rule his tariffs are legal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import
