news2shortsAs President Donald Trump moves to downsize and eventually dismantle the Department of Education, an expert in contact with White House stakeholders assured that the department’s programs, including funding, student loans and civil rights protections, will continue. “They want to make sure, especially with things like Title I schools for disadvantaged students, and high poverty … Read more
Judge James Boasberg blasted the Justice Department’s latest response to his demand for more information about deportation flights carried out under a wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act. NBC News’ Danny Cevallos reports on the latest conflict between Judge Boasberg and the Department of Justice over deportation flights.
Trump administration denies reports billionaire was there to discuss secret US plans should a war break out with China US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday morning with plans to be briefed about unspecified military matters, as the Trump administration denied reports that he is to discuss secret US … Read more
Politicians and teachers unions condemn president’s effort to axe department, which can only be done by Congress Teachers unions and Democratic politicians joined in denouncing Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at eliminating the US Department of Education, with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) saying simply: “See you in court.” Trump’s move was long trailed, … Read more
Pirate’s Booty Snacks founder Robert Ehrlich claimed to be tiny Long Island community’s mayor – voters disagreed The popcorn mogul who founded Pirate’s Booty Snacks tried to commandeer a New York village’s local government, storming this minuscule municipality’s office armed with a false statement claiming that he was mayor. Robert Ehrlich strode into the town … Read more
So far, *NASA*{: .small} has been spared the sweeping cuts that *DOGE*{: .small} has unleashed on other federal agencies. Is that about to change?
As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism A pipeline company’s victory in court over Greenpeace, and the huge damages it now faces, will encourage other oil and gas companies to legally pursue environmental protesters at a time when Donald Trump’s energy agenda is in ascendancy, experts have … Read more
There’s a new strategy of disavowal emerging among some progressive politicians—and it is destined to fail.
Agencies and organizations are complying with the directive to not lose funding, but are concerned vulnerable groups will suffer The US government has ordered law enforcement agencies, the state department, and some non-profit organizations working to combat sex trafficking to remove references to victims’ LGBTQ+ identities, race and immigration status from their communications and websites, … Read more
A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speech On Monday, the Department of Justice announced the launch of “Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7)”. In an accompanying press release, the DoJ said it would bring to justice Hamas leaders who … Read more
