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Thursday’s move would compel colleges and universities to report more detail about not just the students they enroll but also about those who apply. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR President Trump signed a presidential memorandum Thursday requiring colleges and universities to submit expanded admissions data to the U.S. Department of Education. The move is the latest salvo …

Judge Orders Halt to Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  The New York Times Federal judge halts expansion at Trump admin’s Alligator Alcatraz detention facility in Florida  Fox News Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center  AP News Critics of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ argue it should be shuttered due to environmental concerns  ABC News Judge orders temporary halt to new construction …

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to construction at an immigration detention center — built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as attorneys argue whether it violates environmental laws. The facility can continue to operate and hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but workers will be …

Trump Shakes Up Wall Street With Orders on 401(k)s, ‘Debanking’  The Wall Street Journal Bitcoin jumps as Trump is set to sign an order that allows cryptocurrencies in 401(k)s  CNBC Trump will sign an executive order that may make it easier for 401(k)s to offer private equity investments  CNN Trump opens US retirement plans to crypto and private equity investments  Financial Times Trump to …

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Commerce Department to create a new U.S. census that excludes people who are in the country illegally. The “new and highly accurate CENSUS” …

MAGA expectations soar after DOJ orders Russia grand jury probe  Axios Attorney General Bondi orders prosecutors to start grand jury probe into Obama officials over Russia investigation  CNN Comey, Brennan and Clapper took efforts to ‘delegitimize’ Trump’s 2016 victory, says Sean Davis  Fox News US Attorney General orders grand jury hearings on Trump-Russia probe  BBC What’s known and not yet known about the Justice …

Brazil Supreme Court orders house arrest of ex-president Bolsonaro  Axios Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for ex-President Jair Bolsonaro  CNN Brazil’s former president placed under house arrest after social media post  Sky News Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil judge orders house arrest of former president  BBC Brazil’s Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump  Reuters Source link

The White House has instructed NASA employees to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. As NPR reports, Trump officials reached out to the space agency to draw up plans for terminating the two missions, called the Orbiting Carbon Observatories. They’ve been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of …

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed Justice Department prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation of whether Obama administration officials committed federal crimes when they assessed Russia’s actions during the 2016 election, a senior Trump administration official said. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard claimed at a White House news conference last month that top Obama administration officials carried out a …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that members of the Obama administration manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. A grand jury would be able to issue subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into renewed allegations that Democratic …