Tag: Donald Trump
As US grapples with China relations, Taiwan’s president scraps stop on American soil
WASHINGTON – The Taiwanese government has called off a plan for its president to transit through the United States on his way to Latin...
The EPA gives up on climate change
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over...
Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot...
Trump says US will partner with Israel to run additional food centers in Gaza, but details are scant
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza to address the...
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t run for governor in 2026
ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Tuesday that she won’t run for governor in Georgia in 2026, putting an end to her...
Trump administration wants Harvard to pay far more than Columbia as part of settlement
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school to pay far more...
Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
WASHINGTON – Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — but only if...
Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them
There are currently more than 50 issued nationwide 404 permits—some of which still require pre-construction notifications—which are renewed once every five years. Many of...
Virginia judge bars Youngkin’s university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats
FAIRFAX, Va. – A judge ordered that eight public university board members tapped by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin be removed from their posts in...
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to...
