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Meta to pay $25 million to end Trump lawsuit over Jan. 6 ban
Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to pay $25 million to resolve Donald Trump’s claims that his ban from the company’s social media networks after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol was illegal censorship, a lawyer for ...Read more
Trump's transactional foreign policy leads to flurry of pledges
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has boasted about bringing a more transactional approach to his relationship with world leaders. Just over a week into his second term, many have shown they’re eager to make the ...Read more
Second judge says he plans to block Trump federal funding freeze after Democratic state attorney generals file suit
A second federal judge said he plans to put a hold on President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze that sparked chaos and panic across the U.S.
The move comes after a lawsuit filed Tuesday by 22 Democratic state ...Read more
Maryland leaders warn 'this is not over' after Trump rescinds funding freeze order
Maryland leaders on Wednesday found little comfort in President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind an order to freeze all kinds of federal grants — a move that sparked panic in the state and across the country on ...Read more
Schools that use a student's requested pronouns could lose federal funds under new Trump order
President Donald Trump on Wednesday waded into the contentious “parental rights” debate, with an executive order to target the federal funding of schools that affirm transgender children.
The order is the latest anti-...Read more
Ranked choice voting opponents fined $157K for repeated violations of campaign reporting requirements
Alaska's campaign ethics commission has fined the embattled backers of an anti-ranked choice voting ballot initiative nearly $157,000 on the heels of previous fines totaling around $90,000.
The Alaska Public Offices ...Read more
White House considers dozens of new ways to seize spending power
WASHINGTON — The White House is considering challenging the constitutionality of a 50-year-old law limiting the president’s control over federal spending, easing the firing of civil servants, curbing pay and reining in...Read more
US plans to send as many as 30,000 detained migrants to US Navy base in Guantanamo
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum Wednesday to ready a detention facility for migrants in the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that could hold as many as 30,000 people as his administration ...Read more
Trump signs GOP immigration bill dubbed Laken Riley Act
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a measure designed to slap stricter penalties on undocumented immigrants who commit crimes on U.S. soil, giving him a platform to push his top issue during...Read more
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