Tag: politics
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday,...
How AI Is Upending Politics, Tech, the Media, and More
In an increasingly divided world, one thing that everyone seems to agree on is that artificial intelligence is a hugely disruptive—and sometimes downright destructive—phenomenon.At...
Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
WASHINGTON – A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back Democratic demands to save health care funding...
Faculty, advocacy groups fear Texas A&M firing threatens academic freedom
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Trump administration boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered...
Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports
President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop...
Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board...
Longtime GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says he will not seek reelection to Congress
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Houston Congressman Al Green, drawn out of his district, eyes run for 18th Congressional District in 2026 | Houston Public Media
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U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Houston Democrat who recently was drawn out of the congressional district he has represented since...
Judge orders Trump administration to say how it’s trying to prevent illegal deportation from Ghana
A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around U.S. court orders prohibiting five African immigrants...
