Top universities face hiring freezes as federal research funding at risk Princeton University and the University of California system have announced hiring freezes due to potential cuts in federal research funding, joining other top institutions like Harvard and Duke. Scripps News WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, has parted ways with a … Read more
Florida sets age limit for social media use starting in 2025
Democrat lawmakers visit ICE facilities holding detained students A group of congressional Democrats were in Louisiana to visit Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is proposing rule changes that would, among other things, require party officers to remain neutral in primary elections amid a movement being led by younger … Read more
Russia launches deadliest attack on Ukraine this year President Donald Trump blamed Zelenskyy for stalling negotiations as Russia launched a deadly attack on Ukraine. President Donald Trump voiced what appeared to be rare frustration aimed at Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin after a barrage of deadly missile and drone strikes struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, at a … Read more
Sewell quotes Martin Luther King Jr. in Trump inauguration prayer Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor at 180 Church in Detroit, delivered a prayer during the benediction at Donald Trump’s second inauguration. President Trump will hold a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, on April 29, 2025. The rally is intended to celebrate the first 100 days … Read more
Simon Lewis | Reuters WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ending the work of a U.S. aid agency launched by Republican former President George W. Bush to reduce poverty and promote economic growth around the world, according to a recording of a staff meeting and an email to … Read more
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy face pressure from the U.S., which has threatened to walk away from its peace efforts unless some progress is achieved Marco Rubio says US may walk away from Ukraine-Russia peace deal Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the press the U.S. may walk away from Russia-Ukraine peace talks … Read more
Jason Lange | Reuters WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Americans elected President Donald Trump in hopes that he would fight inflation and boost the U.S. economy, but as he approaches his 100th day in office they are giving the Republican poor marks for his handling of both, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. Trump has kicked … Read more
Trevor Hughes and Joey Garrison | USA TODAY Trump’s first 100 days: Record number of executive orders, few new laws Comparing President Donald Trump’s legislative actions during the first 100 days of his term to those of past presidents. (Scripps News) Scripps News WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a raft of executive orders April … Read more
