The federal government is not giving up on sending troops to Portland. They are fighting a court decision that stopped them from using the National Guard in the city. A judge said the president did not have a good reason to send in the troops. The judge also said the president did not prove there wa
The Trump administration is sending more Border Patrol agents to Charlotte and New Orleans. This is part of a bigger plan to enforce immigration laws more strictly. The agents will use armored vehicles and special teams. The operations are called "Charlotte Web" and "Catahoula Crunch. " These names
The White House recently met with oil refiners and biofuel producers to tackle a long-standing issue about biofuel blending rules. The Trump administration is close to deciding whether larger refiners should compensate for the billions of gallons of biofuels that were exempted for smaller refineries
The U. S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has recently suggested some big changes to the rules that prevent discrimination in the financial world. These changes could make it harder to prove that certain practices are unfair, even if they end up hurting specific groups of people. The CF
Politics has become so dominant that it's even seeping into comedy shows. Take "South Park, " for instance. The creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have noticed that politics is now a big part of pop culture. This isn't new for them, though. They've been mixing comedy with current events for years
Universities are getting creative to keep their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs running despite federal pushback. Some schools are openly defiant, while others are sneaky, renaming their DEI offices to avoid scrutiny. A few are genuinely trying to comply with new rules. One activist
The Trump administration faced another setback in its attempt to limit food stamp funding. A federal appeals court recently ruled against the administration's efforts to withhold full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This decision came as Congress worked to reopen th
The Trump administration has told states to hit pause on giving full food aid for November. This affects 42 million people who rely on this help to put food on the table. The order came over the weekend, as the government shutdown keeps going into its sixth week. States had been trying to help by s
The Trump administration is pushing for a return to the financial excesses of the 1920s, much like the story of "The Great Gatsby. " A recent Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago, themed after the novel, featured extravagant decorations and scantily clad women, symbolizing the current administration's embr
A recent court decision has put a spotlight on the ongoing struggle to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, running smoothly. Judge John J. McConnell Jr. from the U. S. District Court in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to fully f
