Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge

by admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Politics

(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration’s spending freeze, saying in an order this afternoon that the funding freeze is likely a violation of the Constitution.”During the pendency of the Temporary...

DOJ probing sheriff over undocumented immigrant’s release

by admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Politics

Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In what appears to be part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign against sanctuary cities, the Justice Department is investigating a sheriff in upstate New York who released an...

Federal workers told offer to get paid through September if they resign is ‘valid,’ ‘lawful’

by admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Politics

J. David Ake/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Federal workers across the government on Friday received emails from top officials at their agencies informing them that the resignation offers they received earlier this week are “valid, lawful, and will be...

Trump casts speculation, unproven claims on DC plane crash as cause remains unknown

by admin | Jan 31, 2025 | Politics

Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — An investigation is just beginning into the fatal plane crash over the Potomac River in Washington, with no cause determined yet by the National Transportation Safety Board.President Donald...

Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn’t apply to air traffic controllers

by admin | Jan 30, 2025 | Politics

Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed, without citing evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration — under Democratic...