Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, Happy Pi Day 🥧🍕! Quick look at Friday’s news: Why this government shutdown threat is unlike previous ones Typically during a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers, those deemed nonessential, are furloughed, or sent home without pay. They are reimbursed when they return. But this year isn’t normal: … Read more
David Shepardson | Reuters WASHINGTON, March 13 – U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress he signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s DOGE government reform team to provide assistance to the money-losing agency as it works to address “big problems.” USPS, an independent government agency with 635,000 employees that lost $9.5 billion last year, has … Read more
Trump order targets pro-Palestinians to combat antisemitism US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at combating antisemitism, particularly on college campuses. The order directs federal agencies to take action against antisemitic discrimination, vandalism, and violence, calling it an “unprecedented wave” of harassment. unbranded – Newsworthy The Trump administration is demanding Columbia University … Read more
White House withdraws Trump’s pick for CDC director hours before vote The White House has pulled President Donald Trump’s nominee for CDC director, Dave Weldon. WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will vote to advance the Republican funding extension and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day Friday. … Read more
Longtime Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. passed away at 77 years old on Thursday after a battle with lung cancer. He was one of the longest-tenured members of Congress in the history of Arizona, serving for more than two decades. Grijalva died due to complications from his cancer treatment, his office told the Arizona Republic, part … Read more
Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits down with The Arizona Republic Rep. Raúl Grijalva sits down with The Arizona Republic to discuss everything from the environment to house relations. Arizona Republic Rep. Raúl Manuel Grijalva, D-Ariz., the son of a Mexican immigrant who rose to the halls of Congress in a public-service career that stretched more than … Read more
Seattle judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order A Seattle judge ruled President Trump’s birthright citizenship order is “blatantly unconstitutional” after Democrats from four states sued him. WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump, in an emergency request Thursday, asked the Supreme Court to allow restrictions to birthright citizenship to take effect for some people as challenges … Read more
Zelenskyy said he is willing to step down to join NATO, blasts Trump Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he would step down if it meant Ukraine could join NATO. He also blasted Trump’s mineral reserves proposal. WASHINGTON − The new head of NATO and President Donald Trump agree on one thing: European member states should be … Read more
Protesters against planned National Institutes of Health funding cuts The Trump administration’s push to slash funding at the National Institutes of Health has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge. DENVER ‒ Universities are cutting spending, freezing hiring and in some cases rescinding admissions acceptance for graduate students as they face budget cuts from President … Read more
