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Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration

The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had their federal money threatened as a result of their responses to antisemitism, a White House official said.

Senate Republicans, minus one, coalesce around budget plan

The Senate took an initial vote Thursday to advance a budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda, with all but one Republican unifying around the outline for sweeping tax and spending cuts.

Nominee for South Carolina’s top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger

A South Carolina Senate committee rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state's top doctor after hours of hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic.

Trump says things are ‘going very well’ after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs

President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, "I think it's going very well."

W.G. Sebald’s essays from beyond

When W.G. Sebald died in a car crash in 2001 at the age of 57, he was eulogized by the Anglophone literary world as the author of four singular novels. Artfully fusing fact and fiction and interlarded with grainy and blurry photographs, The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, Vertigo, and Austerlitz revolve around real-life characters […]

NASA astronauts stranded in space due to Biden’s ‘lack of courage,’ White House says

The astronauts remained stranded at the International Space Station — until Tuesday when they parachuted down to Earth off the coast of Florida.

US spies urged to refocus efforts on America’s backyard, new House Intel chair says

House’s new Intelligence Chair Rick Crawford plans to drive intelligence community to focus on building partnerships with Latin American allies for intelligence gathering.

Pro-energy group urges AG Bondi to probe Biden’s autopen on crucial decisions that devastated industry

Power the Future sent a letter to AG Bondi raising concerns over whether former President Biden used an autopen to sign energy-related executive orders.

Education leaders say Trump dismantling key government agency ‘saved education’

The head of Oklahoma’s public schools is backing President Donald Trump’s moves to dismantle the Department of Education, saying Trump will go down in history as the president who "saved education."

New border sector becomes nation’s busiest as overall encounters continue to plummet on Trump watch

The El Paso border sector replaced the San Diego sector as the southwest border's busiest in the month of February, according to the most recent CBP data.

House Democrat demands answers on Musk, DOGE alleged conflicts of interest

Rep. Gerry Connolly is demanding answers on how Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency are dealing with potential conflicts of interest.

Bannon promotes Trump 2028, eschewing critics casting it as an unconstitutional pipe dream

Steve Bannon is not giving up on his dream of President Trump finding a way to circumvent the Constitution to serve another term in the White House.

Vance steps in as RNC finance chairman

J.D. Vance is set to take over the role of finance chairman for the Republican National Committee -- marking the first time a sitting vice president has assumed the post.

Trump says he has ‘very good’ call with Zelenskyy

President Trump described his Wednesday morning call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "very good" as they seek agreement with Russia for a ceasefire and an end to the war.

CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ is unflinching in its White House coverage in the shadow of Trump’s $20B lawsuit

As CBS corporate leaders ponder settling President Donald Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against the network's "60 Minutes," America's storied newsmagazine has produced some fast and hard-hitting stories critical of the new administration in every episode since Trump was inaugurated.

Florida man arrested for threatening Trump on social media

A Florida man was arrested Monday after vowing to physically harm President Trump.

Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party’s identity crisis runs far deeper

Democrats have been sniping at each other in public since Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped pass a Republican spending bill that prevented a government shutdown. But the divisions in their party hardly began there.

Federal judge says Columbia student activist’s case should be heard in New Jersey

A Columbia University student activist who was detained by the U.S. government over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations has the right to challenge the legality of his detention, but the case should be heard in New Jersey, rather than in New York or Louisiana, a judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. Institute for Peace files lawsuit against DOGE over ‘illegal seizure’ of office building

The U.S. Institute for Peace has filed a complaint against Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency this week, hoping to prevent President Trump from taking over the independent, nonprofit think tank.

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