MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SUBJECT: Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1. Investigations Into Use of Federal Grant Funds. Federal funding reviews by my Administration …
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States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, Trump admin says
The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, sent letters Tuesday demanding that the health departments in these states and territories remove “all references …
Read More »Trump’s DOT threatens to withhold funds from states that don’t enforce English requirements for truck drivers
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that three Democrat-led states must enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers or face federal funding cuts. Duffy singled out California, Washington and New Mexico, saying they had 30 days to comply before seeing their funds from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program cut off. That money aims to help state …
Read More »Trump administration to restore $6.8bn in education funds after multi-state suit | Trump administration
After a multi-state lawsuit over Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to freeze more than $6.8bn in education funding to US schools, the Trump administration has agreed to restore the funds for a range of educational services, including after school and summer learning, teacher training, and support for English-learners. The administration did not give a clear explanation as to why it had …
Read More »FBI warns seniors about billion-dollar scam draining retirement funds, expert says AI driving it – MSN
FBI warns seniors about billion-dollar scam draining retirement funds, expert says AI driving it MSNView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
Read More »Judge rules Trump can’t deny funds to L.A., other ‘sanctuary’ cities
The Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of “sanctuary” policies that limit their cooperation with federal immigration agencies, a judge ruled late Friday. The judge issued a preliminary injunction that expands restrictions the court handed down in April that blocked funding cuts to 16 cities and counties, including San Francisco and …
Read More »Cuomo transfers old funds for mayoral run as Mamdani raises $1M – Politico
Cuomo transfers old funds for mayoral run as Mamdani raises $1M Politico Mamdani raises over $1M in latest NYC fundraising haul, drowning out Cuomo, Adams The Hill Latest haul: Mamdani posts $1 million+ in private donations City & State New York Mamdani’s fundraising surges past Cuomo, Adams in New York mayoral race CNN Top question for Hamptons donors amid summer fundraising season: Who can …
Read More »Trump eyes US government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds, sources say – Reuters
Trump eyes US government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds, sources say Reuters Trump eyes Intel stake The Hill Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds CNBC Opinion | The Nationalization of Intel? The Wall Street Journal Trump admin pours cold water on its hot Intel deal Axios Source link
Read More »20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions …
Read More »It’s Official: Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Deplete Social Security Funds Faster
President Donald Trump signed his “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, 2025. But as 19th century author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford wrote, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Not everyone views the president’s new law favorably. Even while the bill was making its way through Congress, opponents said it would cause the Social Security trust funds …
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