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Facebook Tweet Email Link Stanford University’s student-run newspaper sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over its decision to use part of a federal immigration law to target and deport pro-Palestinian activists, arguing the government’s effort has impermissibly chilled students’ First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, filed at a federal court in California, represents the latest legal challenge to two provisions of …

The Trump administration has suspended $584m in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought, the school’s chancellor announced on Wednesday. UCLA is the first public university whose federal grants have been targeted by the administration over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action. The Trump administration …

UCLA has more than half a billion dollars in funding suspended by Trump administration  Politico UC says Trump’s grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, a ‘death knell’ for research  Los Angeles Times Trump is now targeting UCLA. Will UC follow other elite colleges to appease him?  San Francisco Chronicle Suspended UC grants  LAist ‘Immediately rescind’: UC researchers ask judge to undo Trump’s UCLA …

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorney said they have reached out to President Donald Trump‘s administration regarding a potential pardon. Last month, the music mogul was found guilty on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, but was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. “It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” …

A statue of a general in the Confederate army that was toppled and set on fire during social justice protests in 2020 in Washington DC will be reinstated, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced. The bronze statue depicting Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement on Monday, sharing a photo of the statue undergoing …

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston granted a preliminary injunction sought by 20 Democrat-led states while their lawsuit over the funding moves ahead. A spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not immediately …

President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to have the federal government take control of Washington, D.C., after an assault on a well-known original staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency in the nation’s capital over the weekend. Edward Coristine, also known by his online name, “Big Balls,” and a woman characterized in a police report as his significant other were the …

Trump administration staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ assaulted in DC  Politico Trump Threatens Federal Takeover of D.C. After Member of DOGE Assaulted  The New York Times Police Report: Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine Assaulted in Alleged Carjacking  WIRED Jesse Watters: DOGE’s ‘Big Balls’ was jumped by gang in DC  Fox News Trump threatens federal takeover of D.C. after attack on DOGE worker  The Washington Post Source …

Confusion among federal workers over Musk email Confusion among federal workers over mixed messages on Elon Musk email 04:11 Washington — The federal agency that asked government workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week has officially ended the practice, which was initiated by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Scott Kupor, the director of the Office …

A drone hovers in airspace outside the safety perimeter surrounding St. Louis Lambert International Airport as an airliner approaches for a landing on March 10. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Roberson/AP The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms. …