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Thousands of delayed federal transportation grants will get paid out, secretary pledges
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged patience Wednesday from Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee who asked about a backlog of approved grants the department has yet to pay out to state and local governments.
Jul 17, 20254 min read
Senate votes to cut $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid
The Senate early on Thursday morning approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, as Republicans bowed to President Trump in an unusual surrender of congressional spending power.
Jul 16, 20251 min read
US Senate Republicans advance bill stripping funds from NPR, PBS, foreign aid
Sen. Murkowski was one of three Republicans to vote against beginning debate on the bill, while Sen. Sullivan voted in favor White House...
Jul 15, 20255 min read
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
A memo from the agency’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
Jul 14, 20251 min read
More cities, counties join lawsuit seeking to block new conditions on federal funding
Twenty-eight cities and counties including Baltimore, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Rochester, New York, joined a lawsuit July 10 challenging Trump administration attempts to withhold federal funds because of local policies on immigration enforcement; diversity, equity and inclusion; gender equity; and abortion access.
Jul 14, 20252 min read
Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
Jul 14, 20253 min read
Public school enrollment continues to fall
According to projections from the National Center for Education Statistics, public K-12 enrollment peaked at 50.8 million students in autumn 2019, but is expected to fall by nearly 4 million students to 46.9 million by 2031, a 7.6% nationwide drop.
Jul 14, 20252 min read
Anchorage rebuilds prosecutor’s office after reporting revealed hundreds of criminal case dismissals
The city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases between May 1 and Oct. 2 last...
Jul 13, 20253 min read
States fear critical funding from FEMA may be drying up
Upheaval at the nation’s top disaster agency is raising anxiety among state and local emergency managers — and leaving major questions about the whereabouts of billions of federal dollars it pays out to them.
Jul 13, 20257 min read
Canadian visitors to US plummet 33% in June — sixth straight month of steep declines
The volume of Canadians taking road trips into the U.S.—the means by which most Canadians visit—dropped by 33% last month compared to...
Jul 12, 20251 min read
New national school voucher program included in ‘big, beautiful’ law, with no cap on cost
A national private school voucher program is now law, though the school choice initiative comes with a huge caveat. States also choose — whether or not to participate.
Jul 11, 20254 min read
Trump’s tariff policies will cost households $2,400 this year, Yale Budget Lab says
President Donald Trump. (U.S. Department of Agriculture photo) President Donald Trump’s latest tariff rollout is expected to result in...
Jul 11, 20251 min read
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