Apr 22 Harvard sues Trump administration over ‘arbitrary and capricious’ freeze of $2 billion in grants By Michael Casey, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press A White House spokesman said Monday after the suit was filed in federal court that Harvard has failed to meet basic conditions for receiving taxpayer funds. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 7:22 How the Trump administration is dismantling climate protections By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant A federal judge has temporarily blocked the EPA from canceling $14 billion in climate grants approved by the Biden Administration. It marks a setback to President Trump's agenda to freeze climate spending across the government. As part of our Tipping… Continue watching
Apr 21 More than 5 million student loan borrowers are in default. Education Department says they will be referred to debt collection By Annie Ma, Associated Press The Trump administration's announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. No federal student loans have been referred for collection since March 2020, including those in default. Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: Trumps host the 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Children will try to guide colorfully dyed hard-boiled eggs across a patch of lawn to a finish line. Continue reading
Apr 20 PHOTOS: Anti-Trump protesters rally in cities and towns across the country By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals. Continue reading
Apr 20 Read Justice Alito’s dissent from late-night Supreme Court order blocking some deportations By Associated Press The Supreme Court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and without sufficient explanation in blocking the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law, Justice Samuel Alito wrote in a sharp dissent that castigated the seven-member… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:02 Supreme Court temporarily blocks Trump from deporting more Venezuelan migrants By John Yang In an unusual late-night order, the Supreme Court temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants being held in Texas using an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act. The order came in response to an emergency petition… Continue watching
Apr 19 Read the Supreme Court order blocking new deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act By Nicholas Riccardi, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 3:23 Trump moves to reclassify federal workers, making it easier to fire them By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat President Trump advanced his plans to make it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers. He said he would move forward with a rule, previously known as Schedule F, allowing agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:24 ‘Let’s have a real court case’: Attorney for deported man on the refusals to return him By William Brangham, Doug Adams For more than a month, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been in prison in El Salvador after the Trump administration deported the Maryland resident along with hundreds of others. Thursday, his family and the world saw photos of Abrego Garcia and… Continue watching