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Trump Expands Religious Expression for Federal Workers

New guidelines allow prayer, proselytizing on the federal clock

(Newser) - Federal workers now have broader leeway to pray and discuss their faith at the office under new guidelines from the Trump administration. The changes, outlined by the Office of Personnel Management, permit employees to share religious beliefs and try to "persuade others of the correctness of their own...

Judge Blocks Trump Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood

Clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Trump's administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict handed down...

White House Wants Colleges to Pay Up, as Columbia Did

Administration plans to use $200M settlement over antisemitism allegations as the new model

(Newser) - The Trump administration has begun negotiations with several universities in an attempt to get them to pay millions of dollars in fines to ensure federal funding keeps flowing—as Columbia agreed to do this week. A White House official said the Columbia deal is the new model, the Wall Street ...

Trump's Peace Pick Likes 'Competent White Men' at Top

President fired Darren Beattie in 2018 for appearance at conference with white supremacists

(Newser) - A top State Department official who was fired in President Trump's first term for appearing at a conference attended by white supremacists, and who has a history of incendiary statements about race, has been picked to run the US Institute of Peace. Darren Beattie will keep his current job...

Administration Gives In, Unfreezes School Funding

Education Department says review found the money won't be used for anything conflicting with Trump's policies

(Newser) - The Trump administration has agreed to release over $5 billion in education funding it was withholding from public schools—bringing relief after weeks of uncertainty for administrators and educators—after being lobbied by politicians of both parties. The freeze, enacted June 30, put nearly $7 billion in federal grants...

IRS Mulls Dropping Multilingual Tax Help

Plan could end translations, phone interpreters, non-English tax forms

(Newser) - The IRS is weighing a plan to phase out tax services offered in languages other than English, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Post and sources familiar with the discussions. This move follows an executive order from President Trump that declares English the official language of the US,...

Trey Parker Responds to White House Criticism of South Park

'We're terribly sorry,' co-creator jokes

(Newser) - South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution , which showed a naked President Trump in bed with Satan. "We're terribly sorry," Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare, the...

ICE's New Tool on Migrants: Ankle Monitors

Move marks a massive expansion, as only 24K migrants wear them now, per WaPo

(Newser) - The US government is set to dramatically expand its use of GPS ankle monitors, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordering staff to fit the devices on nearly all 183,000 adults in its Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program, according to an internal memo obtained by the Washington Post . At...

Trump Administration Dumps Speed Limits on Big Rigs

Federal regulators cite costs, safety concerns in dropping speed cap plan

(Newser) - The Trump administration has officially scrapped an Obama-era plan that would have imposed speed limits on large trucks and buses nationwide, reports USA Today , shelving a proposal that had been in the works since 2016. The original idea was to use electronic devices called governors to cap the speed...

Not All Canadians Have Forsaken Americans
Viral Ad in Canada
Wants Us to 'Hug It Out'
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Jul 24, 2025 7:25 AM CDT

Viral Ad in Canada Wants Us to 'Hug It Out'

Campaign out of Quebec aims to let US tourists know they're more than welcome to visit

(Newser) - "Why is there a hug in a Canadian travel ad, and why has it gone viral?" Those are the questions recently posed by a BBC reporter about a new promo out of Quebec that gives a glimmer of hope for strained US-Canadian relations . Afar.com reports that our northern...

Columbia Settles With Administration for $200M

Deal ends freeze on researching funding

(Newser) - Columbia University announced Wednesday it has agreed to pay a $200 million fine and take a series of actions to settle Trump administration allegations concerning discrimination and harassment of Jewish students, in a deal that ends the freeze on federal research funding. Columbia said the deal restores the vast majority...

Trump Administration Targets Harvard Again

State Department launches investigation into use of international visas

(Newser) - The State Department has launched an investigation into Harvard's handling of international visas, marking the third major federal action directed at the institution since it resumed talks with the Trump administration, per the New York Times . Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Harvard President Alan M. Garber of...

FEMA Rescue Chief Resigns in Frustration

Departure follows criticism of delayed response to Texas flooding

(Newser) - The chief of FEMA's urban search and rescue unit, Ken Pagurek, has resigned, citing mounting frustration over new bureaucratic policies imposed under the Trump administration, the New York Times reports. Pagurek, who spent more than a decade with the agency and led the search and rescue branch for...

Canada: Tariffs Will Add $14K to Cost of Building a US Home

White House disputes Canadian report amid calls for a lumber quota

(Newser) - The White House is pushing back on claims that President Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports will raise the cost of US homeownership. A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce estimates the average cost of building a US home could rise by an additional $14,000 by the...

ICE Facing New Wave of Resistance Online

Websites, apps use real-time tips to warn communities of officer sightings

(Newser) - A new wave of digital resistance is reshaping the battle over deportations: A growing number of online activists are using digital tools to monitor and publicize the movements of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, aiming to help undocumented immigrants evade arrest during stepped-up enforcement actions. Sherman Austin, who...

For 2nd Time, Trump Leaves UNESCO
For 2nd Time,
Trump Leaves UNESCO
Jul 22, 2025 8:00 AM CDT

For 2nd Time, Trump Leaves UNESCO

US says it's leaving UN cultural agency, only 2 years after rejoining

(Newser) - The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the UN's educational, scientific, and cultural agency because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias, only two years after rejoining. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the withdrawal was linked to UNESCO's perceived agenda to "...

Review of Cases Shows Administration Ignoring Rulings

Courts haven't enforced sanctions so far, Washington Post finds

(Newser) - A review of lawsuits filed against the Trump administration shows the president and his appointees out of compliance with judges' rulings in one-third of the cases. And the judges have been slow to take action when their orders are defied, allowing the administration to remain in noncompliance. A Washington Post...

Harvard Pleads Its Case Against Trump

Judge to begin hearing oral arguments following retaliation lawsuit

(Newser) - Harvard University will appear in federal court Monday to make the case that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied school—a pivotal moment in its battle against the federal government . If US District Judge Allison Burroughs decides in the university's favor, the ruling would...

You May Want to Stock Up on New Sneakers Now
You May Want to Stock Up
on New Sneakers Now
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Jul 19, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

You May Want to Stock Up on New Sneakers Now

It's a 'chilling environment' in footwear industry as Trump's tariffs are set to hit exporting nations hard

(Newser) - President Trump is in the midst of another tariffs frenzy this month , with the footwear industry in particular expressing concern over what happens next. The upshot, per Axios : "You may pay a lot more for your next few pairs of shoes." The outlet notes that most shoes imported...

Three-Country Deal Trades 10 Americans for Deportees

El Salvador frees more than 250 Venezuelan detainees sent there by US

(Newser) - Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans on Friday in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the US to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's immigration policies, officials said. The three-country arrangement represents a diplomatic achievement for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, helps President Trump in...

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