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California and a coalition of other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Monday over new rules barring undocumented immigrants from accessing more than a dozen federally funded “public benefit” programs, arguing the restrictions target working mothers and their children in violation of federal law. President Trump and others in his administration have defended the restrictions as necessary to protect services …

Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination  The Washington Post Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition  CNN Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK’s assassination  AJC.com Records Related to the Assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  National Archives (.gov) Martin Luther King Jr: Trump administration releases files …

‘Quality’ deals are more crucial than Aug. 1 deadline: What the Trump team is saying about its tariff hikes  MarketWatch U.S. plays hardball on tariffs deadline as EU battles for a deal  CNBC Commerce Secretary Lutnick says next two weeks will be “for the record books” as Trump presses for tariff deals  CBS News US not rushing trade deals ahead of August deadline, …

Stephen Colbert had a succinct message to President Trump, one that involved an anatomical impossibility. In his monologue opening Monday’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Colbert referred to Trump’s celebrating CBS‘s sudden decision to axe the show. The U.S. president, in a post on Truth Social last Friday, wrote, “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was …

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sits speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. On Monday, the Trump administration released a trove of records about King’s assassination. Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive The National Archives has published thousands of newly digitized …

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifying during a Senate committee hearing on June 25, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) LAST WEEK, AFTER MONTHS of threatening to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump signaled he was backing off. Trump’s rationale—or pretext, if you prefer—for going after Powell is cost overruns and delays in the $2.5 …

US President Donald Trump launched an attack on a federal judge presiding over a high-stakes legal battle between his administration and Harvard University.He accused her of bias and vowed to appeal in case of an unfavourable ruling.Taking to his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “The Harvard case was just tried in Massachusetts before an Obama appointed Judge. She is a …

In case anyone worried Stephen Colbert was going to go quietly into the night after CBS canceled The Late Show, it’s clear he won’t. In an early clip posted from tonight’s show, Colbert responded to President Trump’s gleeful social media post about his firing. “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism? …

The Department of Education has paused student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan. While IBR is one of several income-driven repayment options available to borrowers, it is currently the only one not facing any legal disputes or court-ordered blocks. “Currently, IBR forgiveness is paused while our systems are updated,” announced the department in updated guidance on pending court …

President Donald Trump, after filing a $20 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story alleging Trump gave Jeffrey Epstein a lewd birthday note more than two decades ago, disputed the newspaper’s coverage on a separate topic. On Saturday, the Journal published an article with the headline “How Bessent Made the Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair …