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Trump administration eyeing IPOs for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this year, US official says  Reuters Exclusive | Trump Preparing IPO for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Later This Year  The Wall Street Journal Trump is planning a massive IPO of the government’s mortgage companies  CNN Fannie, Freddie Stock Offering Could Come as Soon as This Year  Barron’s Trump met Citi, BofA CEOs to …

The Trump administration has proposed a $1 billion settlement with UCLA amid a larger battle over federal funding. The payment of such a sum would have disastrous effects on the university, school officials said on Friday. James B. Milliken, the president of the University of California school system, said in a statement that the Department of Justice sent along a …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, CNN has exclusively learned, marking the latest effort by the White House to shape higher education and extract significant concessions from universities. Last week, the Trump administration began freezing millions in funding to UCLA, with the school’s chancellor Julio Frenk …

An advocacy group sued the US justice department and the FBI on Friday for records detailing their handling of the sex-trafficking investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The legal organization Democracy Forward is seeking records related to senior administration officials’ communication about Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between Epstein and Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed in federal …

Trump Administration to Require Universities to Submit Data on Applicants’ Race  The New York Times Trump orders colleges to share admissions data, with an eye on affirmative action  NPR Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions  The White House (.gov) Trump signs action forcing universities and colleges to submit admissions data  The Guardian Trump orders colleges to report race data  Axios Source link

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past …

The Trump administration on Thursday petitioned the Supreme Court to free up its mass deportation efforts across Southern California, seeking to lift a ban on “roving patrols” implemented after a lower court found such tactics likely violate the 4th Amendment. The restrictions, initially handed down in a July 11 order, bar masked and heavily armed agents from snatching people off …

The Trump administration is doubling to $50m a reward for the arrest of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world’s largest narcotraffickers and working with cartels to flood the US with fentanyl-laced cocaine. “Under President Trump’s leadership, Maduro will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes,” Pam Bondi, the …

Donald Trump Supreme Court Immigration Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the 4th Amendment. At issue were a series of incidents in which masked and …

FBI fires former acting head, two other officials at odds with Trump administration  The Washington Post FBI ousts former acting director, agent involved in J6 prosecutions, with more expected  Fox News Senior Agent Who Helped Oversee F.B.I.’s Response to Jan. 6 Is Fired  The New York Times Live updates: Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect; executive order affects 401(k)s  The Hill More heads roll at …