US lawmakers fight Trump administration cuts to $386m ocean monitoring program: ‘supreme stupidity’
Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories InitiativeUS politics live – latest updatesA ...
Consumer protection agency deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it
Deletion of the bureau’s website content is just the most recent part of a larger plan to ‘undermine an agency that’s helped people’The Consumer Finan...
Democratic-led states sue to block student loan caps by Trump administration
White House says caps will lower tuition costs, but critics say they will exacerbate the country’s nursing shortageSign up for the Breaking News US ne...
Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs
The administration has settled on a more legally and politically durable way to impose tariffs, but some say the focus on forced labor is merely a pre...
Trump administration shares new work requirements for Medicaid recipients
The Trump administration this week released guidance for states on the work rules many Americans on Medicaid will need to abide by in order to be elig...
Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus
US claims world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in ‘unreasonable’ trade practices that ‘restrict US commerce’Sign up for the Breaking News US newslette...
Trump administration extends deportation protections for Lebanese people
Rare reprieve for people protected by temporary protected status granted after administration misses deadlineThe Trump administration has extended pro...
Utah releases state voter roll audit amid Trump administration lawsuit
Audit finds 99.7% of those registered to vote are US citizens as DoJ presses for access to information citing low removalsUtah released the results of...
Trump administration deported 21,000 to places US calls too dangerous to visit
The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions, and at least 600 were childrenIn late January, the Trump administration was p...
Trump administration ‘drawing up plans’ to stop processing international flights in sanctuary cities
Markwayne Mullin, DHS secretary, said move would come in response to protests outside ICE facility in New JerseyThe Trump administration has threatene...
Trump administration has paid $20bn in tariff refunds, with at least $65bn more to come
Refunds came after the supreme court ruled Trump overstepped his authority in enacting sweeping tariffsUS importers are expected to receive $85bn in t...
How the Trump administration uses the Bible to justify military invasions and immigration raids
President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policie...
Trump administration to force foreigners in the U.S. to apply for a green card abroad
Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surpr...
Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science
Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequence...
Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for militar...
Gun rights groups see 'golden age' under Trump administration
New gun rules and lawsuits against states signal how this Trump administration is using its powers to align itself with the wishes of the gun rights m...
Trump and administration officials address Christian gathering on National Mall
The conservative prayer event was organized by Freedom 250, a public-private group working with the White House to organize the celebration of America...