Trump pick to run Social Security has not thought about privatization

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March 25 (Reuters) – Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Social Security Administration, said on Tuesday he had not spoken with anyone about the possibility of privatizing the agency. “I’ve never thought about privatizing,” he told a Senate confirmation hearing. “It’s not a word that anybody’s ever talked to me about, and I don’t … Read more

Teacher unions sue Trump over Columbia University research cuts

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Columbia University faculty protest new policies Days before students returned, Columbia University gave into the Trump administration’s demands and announced new disciplinary processes. Unions representing Columbia University professors, faculty and staff have sued the Trump administration for cutting $400 million in university funding, arguing the White House has violated the First Amendment while halting critical … Read more

Who is Pete Hegseth? Defense Secretary denies texting war plans

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denies texting war plans to a journalist from The Atlantic. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under fire after a magazine editor was added to a group chat where top Trump administration officials were discussing military plans. The Atlantic’s editor Jeffrey Goldberg … Read more

Food banks hit by Trump cuts, risking hunger for low-income Americans

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Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Renee Hickman  |  Reuters WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) – Food banks across the country, already strained by rising demand, say they will have less food to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration, according to Reuters interviews with organizations in … Read more

Trump says Usha Vance visit to Greenland ‘friendly,’ not ‘provocation’

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Upcoming Usha Vance visit to Greenland sparks backlash Greenland’s prime minister said an upcoming visit from Second Lady Usha Vance and members of the Trump administration is a “provocation.” Greenland’s government flatly denied a claim made by President Donald Trump that officials from the island invited a U.S. delegation led by Usha Vance, the wife … Read more

Thousands protest, remember NATO victims

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BELGRADE, March 24 (Reuters) – Thousands gathered in Belgrade on Monday to remember a NATO bombing campaign in 1999 and protest against the development of a luxury compound by an investment company set up by Jared Kushner, the son in law of U.S. President Donald Trump. Serbia has seen months of anti-government rallies after 16 deaths from a railway station roof collapse triggered accusations of widespread corruption and … Read more

Columbia student sues the Trump administration to block deportation

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Kanishka Singh  |  Reuters Mahmoud Khalil speaks about Columbia protests in 2024 clip In April 2024, the Journal News spoke with activist Mahmoud Khalil about his suspension from Columbia University after pro-Palestinian protests. WASHINGTON — A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, sued … Read more