Columbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government says  —  The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has notified a university accreditation body that Columbia University had violated federal anti-discrimination laws by its alleged failure to protect Jewish students on its campus.

Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  —  As passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025  —  Estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025.

Trump signs travel ban on nationals from 12 countries, restrictions on 7 more  —  President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation barring travelers and immigrants from a dozen countries and restricting the entry of nationals of another seven nations, citing concerns about national security.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University  —  RESTRICTING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS AT HARVARD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to safeguard national security by suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study …

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump's Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention  —  One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government's main hub for combating violent extremism.

Karine Jean-Pierre is leaving the Democratic Party.  Her former White House colleagues have some thoughts.  —  Several who worked alongside the former press secretary responded to her book announcement with derision and contempt.  —  Karine Jean-Pierre's announcement that she's leaving …

Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data  —  Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey  —  Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government …

‘Big Balls’ Is Officially a Full-Time Government Employee  —  The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days.  Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul.  —  Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department …

Feds sue Texas over long-standing law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition  —  The lawsuit comes just days after the Legislature adjourned without repealing the first-in-the-nation law, which passed in 2001.  —  The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas …

Trump launches investigation into whether Biden aides concealed alleged decline  —  The investigation will look into whether aides ‘conspired to deceive the public’ about his health.  —  President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into whether aides to former President Joe Biden …

Guatemalan deportee arrives in US after judge orders Trump to facilitate return  —  A Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there was flown back to the United States on Wednesday after a judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, his lawyer said.

Trump calls for scrapping debt limit  —  President Trump on Wednesday doubled down on calls to scrap the nation's debt ceiling, pressing for bipartisan action to abolish it and finding common ground with Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.).  —  “I am very pleased to announce that …

Publicly announced cancellations  —  N.I.H. grants, awarded in a competitive process, are typically paid out in installments.  A researcher with a $1 million four-year grant, for instance, will get about $250,000 a year.  Scientists can use this money to buy equipment and supplies and to pay …

Judge bars Trump administration from deporting family of Boulder attack suspect  —  A federal judge barred the Trump administration from deporting the wife and children of an Egyptian man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel demonstration in Colorado.

Trump administration ends emergency abortion requirement for hospitals  —  The Biden-era guidance, now overturned, directed hospitals to perform abortions when needed to protect pregnant patients whose health was in jeopardy.  —  The Trump administration has rescinded Biden-era guidance requiring hospitals …

Gov. Tim Walz backs transgender kids as Democrats grapple with debate over bans in sports  —  The Minnesota Democrat has been critical of other members of his party who are retreating at a time when the issue has become a political lightning rod nationally and in Minnesota.