Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard  —  A letter to federal agencies will instruct them to end contracts, totaling about $100 million.  It is meant to sever the government's remaining ties with Harvard.  —  The Trump administration is set to cancel …

Senate eyes changes to Trump's legislative package that narrowly passed the House  —  Senate Republicans are looking to rework President Donald Trump's massive tax and immigration bill that narrowly cleared the Republican-led House last week.  Expect debate in coming weeks over Medicaid spending …

Trump Weighs Sanctions Against Russia as Relationship With Putin Sours  —  President expresses frustration over new attacks in Ukraine and slow pace of talks  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump is eyeing sanctions against Moscow this week as he grows frustrated by Russian President Vladimir …

NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House  —  NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit Tuesday morning in federal court against the Trump White House over the president's executive order purportedly barring the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS.

Trump Chooses Memorial Day to Lash Out at Political Foes Rather Than Honor Fallen Heroes  —  The commander-in-chief who used family connections to avoid service during the Vietnam War, and who called KIA soldiers “suckers,” used a day dedicated to remembering heroes to advance his own agenda.

There are two Gen Zs  —  We can confidently say that Gen Z got a lot more Republican over the last couple of years, thanks to a swarm of new, first-time young voters — specifically men of all races.  —  Pre-election polling captured this phenomenon, voter registration trends tracked it …

A Letter to Europe  —  On Friday Donald Trump, claiming that he was unhappy with European negotiating tactics, announced his intention to impose 50 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union.  A rate that high would virtually shut down trans-Atlantic trade.

Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of federal bribery charges  —  Scott Jenkins, who was sheriff in Culpeper, was to report to jail on Tuesday.  —  Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins speaks during a gun rights rally organized by The Virginia Citizens Defense League …

GOP declares war on GAO  —  Republicans are undermining the Government Accountability Office, the century-old agency that roots out waste, fraud and abuse.  —  The independent Government Accountability Office has served Congress as the nation's chief investigator of wrongdoing at federal agencies for more than a century.

At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale  —  The government's second-largest agency, serving some of America's most vulnerable citizens, is set to lose 83,000 employees under Trump administration cutbacks.  —  Morale is plummeting inside the Department of Veterans Affairs …

Hong Kong leader's comments prove taxpayers ‘penalised’ before audit results, press union says  —  The Hong Kong Journalists' Association (HKJA) has criticised the city's top leader for saying that journalists “have no privilege to evade taxes,” following the press union's accusation of …

Obama world loses its shine in a changing, hurting Democratic Party  —  Obama White House and campaign alumni have been setting the course of the Democratic Party for years.  After 2024, more Democrats want to see that change.  —  After Kamala Harris entered the presidential race last year …

Trump's China Tariffs Are Having a ‘Massive Impact’ on Small Business  —  A small Vermont business that sells water bottles used by cyclists and others is struggling to adapt to President Trump's tariffs even after they were temporarily lowered.  —  When President Trump temporarily reduced tariffs …

Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens  —  The Trump administration's efforts and the G.O.P.'s tax bill aim to restrict benefits for families that include immigrants without permanent legal status.  —  President Trump has vowed to end what he calls the …

Enough with the doom and gloom.  American education isn't failing.  —  Students in the U.S. are learning at normal levels by international standards  —  America's public schools are failing their students and the country.  That's long been the argument of many Republican politicians …