Politics

What happens to health research when 'women' and 'diversity' are banned words?

By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th

Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.

Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Danish FM's scolding remarks

By Philip Crowther, Kirsten Grieshaber, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The Danish foreign minister on Saturday scolded the Trump administration for its “tone” in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S.

Protests against Elon Musk's role in Trump administration swarm Tesla showrooms

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s…

What is the legal process for deporting U.S. green card and visa holders?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Immigration experts said people with visas and green cards have been deported under other administrations, but some of the Trump administration’s actions have been unprecedented. …

U.S. Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions following Trump order

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday.

Analysis: Trump order targets agency that provides crucial funding for libraries and museums

By Devon Akmon, The Conversation

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides financial support to a wide array of cultural and educational institutions, including art, science and history museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, historic sites and libraries of all types – public, academic, school…

Detained Tufts student can't be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says

By Associated Press

A Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order, a federal judge in Massachusetts said on Friday.

Federal appeals court clears way for DOGE to continue making cuts at USAID

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

“While defendants’ role and actions related to USAID are not conventional, unconventional does not necessarily equal unconstitutional,” Circuit Judge Marvin Quattlebaum, who was appointed by Trump, wrote.

Wisconsin attorney general sues Musk to block his $1 million payment offers to voters

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked a court on Friday to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend, just days before the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race was to be decided.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson agreed to issue a preliminary injunction that maintains the agency’s existence until she rules on the merits of a lawsuit seeking to preserve the agency.