The Biggest Medicaid Cut Left for House Republicans Would Hit Red States Hardest
Now, Trump’s big budget bill might require particularly painful cuts in the South.
United States Politics and Government
Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discriminate against different groups.
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.
Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress
Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.
Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General as Kennedy Pushes Back
The selection of Dr. Casey Means drew ridicule from a Trump ally, Laura Loomer. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the surgeon general nominee.
Trump Declares Biden’s Digital Equity Act ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’
President Trump denounced the Biden-era Digital Equity Act as “woke handouts based on race,” raging in a social media post against a broad effort to improve high-speed internet access.
Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties
The Education Department accused the school of filing inaccurate reports, adding to the growing list of elite schools it has targeted over foreign funding disclosures.
Agency Moves to Fire a Judge Who Rejected a Trump Directive
Karen Ortiz wrote to 1,000 colleagues at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission criticizing the “illegal and unethical orders of our president.”
Trump Names Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney in Washington
Jeanine Pirro has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into one of a crucial prosecutors offices in the Justice Department.
Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88
He coined the term, arguing that a country’s global influence can’t be built on military might alone. Diplomats around the world paid heed.