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Harvard Wins Dismissal of Trump Administration Antisemitism Lawsuit
A federal judge rejected the DOJ's Title VI suit against Harvard, finding the alleged antisemitic incidents too isolated...
Vance Says Cutting US Gasoline Prices Is Top Priority in Iran War
Vice President J.D. Vance says the Trump administration's first goal is keeping oil and gas prices low across America, w...
US places Brazil in group accused of helping China evade Trump tariffs
A White House report puts Brazil among more than 40 countries it says help reroute Chinese goods to dodge US tariffs, al...
Trump Policy Digest: Visa Bond Fears, ICE Gloves and Sanctions Questions
Washington policy flashpoints span travel, immigration and sanctions enforcement, as the US travel industry warns on vis...
US Critical-Minerals Push: 28-Day Permits, $40bn in Deals and a Stalled Senate Bill
A White House roundtable, emergency permitting and a stalled Senate bill frame America's race to shorten mine approvals,...
Trump Officials Float Bigger Tax Break on Home Sale Profits
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and Larry Kudlow have floated indexing capital gains and shielding more...
WHO Slams US Move to Cut Child Vaccine Recommendations and Split MMR Shots
The WHO says Washington's new childhood vaccination decree ignores scientific evidence and could raise disease risk by m...
Trump Executive Order Splits Childhood Vaccines, Invokes Disproven Autism Link
President signs an order slashing universally recommended kids' shots, demanding separate MMR doses, and floating the de...
Todd Blanche Confirmed as Attorney General After 50-49 Senate Vote
The former Trump personal lawyer will lead the Justice Department after a razor-thin confirmation, having already used t...
Trump Imposes 15% Tariff on Polysilicon for Chips and Solar, Adding Price Floors
A new proclamation sets a 15% duty on polysilicon and its derivatives, with minimum import prices of $21/kg for the raw ...
Trump Teased an Iran Deal That Didn’t Come—But Markets Rallied Again. Here’s Why It Keeps Happening
The White House signaled a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was hours away, sending oil prices down and stocks to rec...
Trump’s $3bn Critical Minerals Push Aims to Forge a US “Mineral Superpower”
President Trump unveiled a $3bn investment package for critical minerals and batteries, driven by the need to restock de...
Trump Administration Medicaid Rules Will Deepen Coverage Losses, Think Tank Warns
New CMS policies on work requirements, payment caps, and provider taxes go far beyond last year’s reconciliation law, ri...
University Presidents Distance Themselves From Helping the Trump Administration Draft Its Higher-Ed Vision
Leaders at AAU and major research universities say they did not write the Education Department’s “Compact 2.0” letter, b...
Louisiana school board ends 61 years of federal desegregation oversight
Bossier Parish Schools and the Justice Department agreed to terminate the consent decree that has governed district deci...
HHS Proposes Head Start Overhaul: Less Red Tape, More Nutrition, and Up to 236,000 New Slots
The Trump administration’s proposed rule would cap administrative costs, shift licensing to states, and require nutrient...
National Guard’s D.C. Deployment to Cost $1.4 Billion Through 2029, DOD Estimates
The Pentagon projects $1.4 billion to keep roughly 4,600 troops in Washington until the end of President Trump’s term, f...
25 US States Sue Trump Administration Over New Section 301 Tariffs
A coalition of 25 US states challenges the administration's latest tariffs as illegal, arguing that the forced-labour ra...
Trump Halts Iran Strike Plan Pending Quick Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the US will pause military action against Iran if a quick deal can reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end Tehran...
Trump Announces Gaza Disarmament Deal; Israel Skeptical as Fighting Continues
Trump says Cairo talks produced a “historic” plan for Hamas to disarm, but Hamas ties it to Israeli withdrawal and Israe...
US extends executive order threatening 50% tariff on Brazil, sends political message despite Supreme Court block
The Trump administration renewed its executive order that originally imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, even thoug...
U.S. Intensifies ICE Arrests at Airports, Targeting Visa Overstays
Agents are detaining travelers at check-in counters and gates across at least 15 airports, affecting tech workers, spous...
Munitions Math: Why Weapons Stockpile Fears Are Slowing Trump’s Iran Campaign
Vice President Vance and Pentagon brass raised alarms that repeated strikes could drain missile and interceptor reserves...
Trump’s 2027 Ban on Chinese Critical Minerals Set to Miss Deadline as U.S. Processing Lags
With domestic rare earth supply at 0.6% of demand and key projects years behind schedule, the January 2027 prohibition o...
Trump's Economy After 18 Months: Resilience Meets Stalled Progress on Jobs, Prices and Housing
Immigration crackdowns, tariff hikes and the Iran war have tested US economic resilience. But job growth has softened, i...
The $42 Billion Federal Stock Portfolio Nobody Is Tracking
Washington has quietly built a sprawling, $27 billion portfolio of corporate equity stakes—from Intel to quantum startup...
Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain
After nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, the US has halted airstrikes on Iran while diplomatic efforts seek to av...
US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Revive $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
A federal court deals a blow to the administration's plan to dramatically raise costs for skilled foreign workers, affir...
Harvard President Warns Federal Research Funding Fight Threatens U.S. Science Leadership
Alan Garber, in a D.C. interview, defends Harvard's refusal to settle with the Trump administration over $2.2B in resear...
U.S. Education Department Scraps 'Disparate Impact' Discrimination Tool, Narrowing Title VI Protections
The Department of Education has eliminated the use of 'disparate impact' investigations under Title VI, shifting to an i...