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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) became a symbol of the government’s failure to prevent damage and save lives after Hurricane Katrina. Here, a plea spray-painted on plywood sits in front of an apartment complex on Sept. 4, 2005, in Biloxi, Miss., which was hit hard by the storm. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Hurricane …

The Trump administration is cancelling another $175m in funding for California’s high-speed rail, marking another setback for the state’s much-delayed project. The US transportation department said on Tuesday it was withdrawing funding the $175m for grade separation, over-crossing and design work and to build a high-speed rail station in Madera. The move follows the cancellation earlier this summer of $4bn …

Today, President Donald J. Trump held the seventh Cabinet meeting of his second term — gathering members of the Trump Administration together ahead of Labor Day to celebrate the victories American workers have experienced over the past eight months. President Trump opened the meeting by lauding the rising blue-collar wages, unprecedented private sector job growth, increased domestic steel production, historic …

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments  Reuters Trump asks Supreme Court to step in and block billions in foreign aid spending  CNN Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow Trump to withhold foreign aid  Politico Trump DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Approve Foreign Aid Freeze  Bloomberg Trump administration returns to Supreme Court in dispute over foreign-aid payment  SCOTUSblog Source link

FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter  The Washington Post FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response  The New York Times ‘Katrina Declaration’: FEMA workers warn agency at risk of Hurricane Katrina-type failures | CNN Politics  CNN Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent  ABC News Florida Democrats issue FEMA warning 20 …

NASA administrator Sean Duffy visits the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Control Building at the Kennedy Space Center for Space Launch Complex 39A before the NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on July 31, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | Getty Images Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pulled $175 million from California’s …

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench in a ruling that underscored the extraordinary nature of the suit, slamming it as “potentially calamitous.” U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, also criticized the administration’s attacks on the judiciary, saying in a footnote that …

Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland  The New York Times Judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s 15 federal judges, calling it a ‘constitutional free-for-all’  CNN Judge dismisses unprecedented DOJ lawsuit against Maryland federal court  The Washington Post Trump-appointed judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Maryland federal judiciary over deportations  ABC News The DOJ sued the federal district bench in Maryland. …

Lutnick says administration considering taking stakes in defense companies  Politico Trump Pentagon weighing equity stakes in defense contractors like Lockheed, says Lutnick  CNBC Lutnick Suggests US Looking at Defense Industry After Intel Deal  Bloomberg Lutnick: Defense Contracting Has ‘Been a Giveaway’  The Wall Street Journal US could seek piece of defense companies, Commerce chief says  Yahoo Finance Source link

Exclusive: Trump administration weighs sanctions on officials implementing EU tech law, sources say  Reuters EU Defends Right to Regulate After Trump Attacks Digital Taxes  Bloomberg.com Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech  The Guardian “Show Respect Or Consider Consequences”: Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat  NDTV EU resists Trump: Tech regulation is our ‘sovereign’ right  politico.eu Source link