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WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily kept in place the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $5 billion in foreign aid. Roberts acted on the administration’s emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid. President Donald Trump said last month that he would not spend the money, …

Washington — President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding, seeking its intervention in a clash over the president’s refusal to spend money allocated by Congress for foreign assistance programs. The Trump administration is asking the high court to partially halt a lower court order that required …

Senate panel punts consideration of Homeland Security funding bill  Politico Source link

A funding agency says its use of AI to sift through hundreds of grant applications makes the process more efficient.Credit: Tashatuvango/iStock via Getty It can take weeks to write a grant proposal, so how would it feel to have a machine reject it in seconds? Researchers in Spain have been finding out, after a major funding foundation in the country …

A federal grand jury in Minnesota has returned an eight-count indictment charging naturalized U.S. citizens Benedict Nwana Kuah, 51, and Pascal Kikishy Wongbi, 52, with organizing, financing, and directing kidnappings, bombings, and killings in their native country, the Republic of Cameroon. Kuah and Wongbi were arrested this morning in the District of Minnesota and made their initial appearances this afternoon. Kuah …

PBS slashes 15% of its staff after federal funding cuts  Axios PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut  NPR PBS to Cut 15% of Its Staff  The New York Times PBS says it has cut about 100 positions because of loss of federal funding  NBC News PBS cuts nearly 100 employees after loss of federal funding  CBS News Source link

A sign for the Public Broadcasting Service is seen on its building headquarters on Feb. 18, 2025 in Arlington, Va. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images PBS’s chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding …

Burroughs’ footnote said that district courts try to follow Supreme Court rulings, but “the Supreme Court’s recent emergency docket rulings regarding grant terminations have not been models of clarity, and have left many issues unresolved.” “This Court understands, of course, that the Supreme Court, like the district courts, is trying to resolve these issues quickly, often on an emergency basis, …

At Harvard, Judge’s Ruling on Funding Gives Students One More Thing to Ponder  The New York Times Judge says Trump administration unlawfully blocked $2 billion from Harvard  CNN Harvard scientists laud federal court ruling in war with Trump administration  The Boston Globe Judge in Harvard case calls Justice Gorsuch’s comments ‘unhelpful and unnecessary’  MSNBC News Lisa Cook Says Harvard Funding Fight Shows Trump’s Hidden …

Northwestern president resigns amid funding cuts, White House negotiations  The Washington Post President of Northwestern, a School Attacked by the G.O.P., Will Resign  The New York Times Northwestern University President Michael Schill resigns amid President Donald Trump admin. antisemitism investigation  ABC7 Chicago Northwestern University President Michael Schill to step down  FOX 32 Chicago Northwestern President Schill to step down amid pressure  Evanston RoundTable Source link