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The Institute for Museum and Library Services ends grants used to train librarians and fund innovations. House Republicans narrowly approve blueprint for Trump’s agenda House Republicans narrowly approved a blueprint for President Trump’s agenda, promising to find $1.5 trillion in cuts as part of the package. President Trump’s executive order to reduce the IMLS led … Read more
Nayera Abdallah | Reuters DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday it was giving high-level nuclear talks with the United States on Saturday “a genuine chance”, after President Donald Trump threatened bombing if discussions failed. Trump made a surprise announcement on Monday that Washington and Tehran would begin talks in Oman, a Gulf … Read more
Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle | Reuters WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate’s intelligence committee on Thursday said he suspected a task force formed by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was pursuing a “witch hunt” for intelligence officers it deems disloyal to President Donald Trump. Senator Mark Warner … Read more
David Shepardson and Idrees Ali | Reuters WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has turned over to the Senate a 2024 Augustmemo detailing why it routinely failed to use a safety system known as ADS-B on helicopter flights around Reagan Washington National Airport, Senator Ted Cruz said Thursday. Cruz, who chairs the Senate … Read more
BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) – Beijing on Friday increased its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125%, hitting back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods to 145%, raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains. The hike comes after the White House kept the … Read more
Family, lawmakers call the for return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “History will always remember you.” Family and lawmakers called for the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to begin the process of releasing a Maryland man it mistakenly deported to … Read more
Judge rules DOGE can stay at US Institute of Peace after fired staff sue A federal judge ruled that DOGE can stay at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Fired staff had sued, seeking a restraining order to remove DOGE. Straight Arrow News The National Endowment for the Humanities began terminating most of its staff Thursday, … Read more
Panic on college campuses as Trump cancels international student visas The Trump administration has cited reasons like roommate disputes and traffic tickets for canceling hundreds of international student visas. WASHINGTON- The Statue of Liberty may soon need a new inscription: “Give us your rich, your wealthy, your high net-worth individuals yearning to breathe free.” Commerce … Read more
