Politics Aug 03 Trump administration weighs proposal to gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press
Politics Apr 16 Watch 5:38 How much of Project 2025 has Trump enacted? White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy playbook by the Heritage Foundation that suggested large-scale changes… By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson
Politics Apr 13 Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina Trump reacted to Dans' announcement with a social media post suggesting that Tucker Carlson's endorsement of Dans had been the "KISS OF DEATH” for his campaign. By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Dec 24 Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for President Donald Trump’s second term affected women and LGBTQ+ Americans. By Amanda Becker, Orion Rummler, Mariel Padilla, The 19th
Politics Oct 27 After courts hampered earlier efforts, Trump wants to cancel more funding during shutdown President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown. By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Oct 17 Watch 7:30 A look at Russell Vought's influence and his push to reshape the government By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz As the government shutdown heads into its third full week, the Trump administration is halting billions worth of infrastructure funding. It’s the latest of Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought's moves during the shutdown, using the moment to… Continue watching
Oct 15 How Trump and budget chief Vought are making this government shutdown unlike any other By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The president calls budget chief Russ Vought the “grim reaper,” and Vought has seized on the opportunity to fund Trump's priorities, paying the military while slashing jobs in health, education, the sciences and other areas with actions that have been… Continue reading
Oct 03 Amid shutdown fight, Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a post on his Truth Social site Thursday morning, Trump announced he would be meeting with his budget chief, “Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a… Continue reading
Oct 02 White House cancels nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states By Michael Phillis, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion in funding for clean energy projects across 16 states. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 6:19 A look at 'Project Esther' and Trump's approach to combat antisemitism on campus By Ali Rogin, Sam Lane, Layla Quran The Trump administration has launched investigations into colleges and universities. The White House accuses the schools of not doing enough to combat antisemitism on campus. Last week, Columbia University settled with the administration in a major deal that could be… Continue watching