The White House has made a significant change to its press pool. Instead of reinstating The Associated Press wire service, as a judge ordered, the Trump administration has removed the wire position from the daily press rotation. This move is seen as a way to sidestep legal issues while still putting The AP at a disadvantage. The AP had been criticized by President Do...
A student from Columbia University is in a tough spot. His name is Mohsen Mahdawi. He has been living in the United States for ten years. He is a legal permanent resident. He was on his way to take a test to become a U. S. citizen. Instead, he was arrested. Why? The U. S. government thinks his actions could mess up the peace process in the Middle East. This is all be...
In the heart of Georgia, a town hall meeting took a dramatic turn. The event, led by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, was meant to be a platform for discussion. It was anything but that. The scene unfolded at the Acworth Community Center. The crowd was a mix of supporters and protesters. The atmosphere was tense from the start. The trouble began when a...
In a small town in southeast Iowa, a packed room of locals gathered to confront Senator Chuck Grassley. They wanted to know why he wasn't pushing back against President Trump's actions. The room was filled to the brim, with many people standing, eager to voice their concerns. Grassley, known for his annual visits to all 99 counties in Iowa, faced a tough crowd. They...
A judge has stepped in to halt a significant part of Donald Trump's order. This order aimed to punish law firms that dared to challenge him. The judge's decision is the latest in a series of legal setbacks for Trump's attempts to control who can represent clients against him. The judge, Loren AliKhan, made it clear that she believes Trump's actions are a serious mis...
A high-ranking Democrat in the House is raising serious questions about DOGE's activities at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The concern? DOGE might have been up to no good with sensitive data. This all started when a news outlet reported that some important information had gone missing from the NLRB. The Democrat, Gerry Connolly, thinks DOGE might be...
Harvard University is in a tough spot. The Trump administration has frozen over $2. 2 billion in grants and contracts. This move came after Harvard's president, Alan Garber, refused to meet certain demands. These demands included eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, screening international students for "supportive of terrorism or anti-Semitism...
The recent surge in violence in Gaza has pushed the healthcare system to its limits. Hospitals, meant to be safe havens, have become targets. The Kuwaiti field hospital in al-Muwasi, near Khan Younis, was struck by an Israeli missile on Tuesday. A medic lost their life, and nine others were hurt. This attack follows a pattern of targeting medical facilities, with al-...
The US attorney general recently avoided answering a question about the legality of Donald Trump's suggestion to send US citizens to El Salvador. This idea was brought up during a meeting with El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele. Trump mentioned that criminals who commit serious crimes, like assaulting elderly people, could be sent to El Salvador and imprisoned the...
A man named Kilmar Abrego Garcia is in big trouble. He was sent to El Salvador by mistake. This happened even though a court said he should not be sent there. Now, he is stuck in a tough prison in El Salvador. This prison is known for holding many gang members. The U. S. government is paying El Salvador to keep these people. Garcia left El Salvador in 2011 to escape...