Vidhya Ck

The firings follow an NIC report disputing claims that the Tren de Aragua gang collaborated with Venezuela's president, undermining Trump administration's basis for using wartime powers to order deportations to a Salvadoran prison.

Chief among the proposed cuts is the repeal of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credits—$7,500 for new EVs and $4,000 for used models—effective from Dec. 31.

Legal experts and Democratic lawmakers sounded alarms as the Trump administration openly discussed bypassing this fundamental right without seeking Congressional approval.

Under the new guidelines, the Department of Defense will separate nearly 1,000 transgender troops who have self-identified. Additionally, the Pentagon will review medical records to identify others who have not come forward.

The regulation known as the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, introduced during the final days of the Biden administration, was designed to limit the global diffusion of advanced computing power, particularly to adversarial nations like China.

Despite pledging to protect personally identifiable information amid concerns over DOGE's involvement in SSA, Bisignano has also described himself as "fundamentally a DOGE person."

The freeze, which is expected to impact over $1 billion annually, will target research grants and will not affect Pell Grants or student loan funding.

The hacker reportedly gained access to customer data from TeleMessage, a Signal-like app that Waltz was seen using during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

The resolution failed in a 49-49 vote, largely due to the absence of two senators, including one Democrat.

The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claimed the administration lacked the constitutional authority to unilaterally gut the agency, which was created by Congress.

Consumer advocacy groups condemned the proposal, arguing it would worsen the already high cost of college and put further pressure on families trying to afford higher education.

President Donald Trump is expected to formally announce the decision during a visit to Michigan on Tuesday, where he will mark the first 100 days of his second term.

Over 70% of staff expected to exit the agency. At the heart of the exodus is a fundamental reorientation of the Civil Rights Division's goals.

Despite President Trump's support for Columbus Day, only Congress can create or abolish federal holidays. A president can issue one-time executive orders but cannot permanently change holidays.

Three months into Trump's second term, two-thirds of Americans believe Elon Musk has too much influence in federal affairs.

ActBlue said it will pursue all legal options to protect and defend itself.

Internal DOJ documents confirmed that 365 competitive grants—valued at $811 million when awarded and to be paid out over three years—are being terminated.

The latest executive order was designed to reshape how the federal government determined which colleges and universities were eligible to receive federal student loans and Pell grants.

Currently, about 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans, but Education Department officials warned that the number could increase to 10 million within months.

The move follows last week's suspension of $2.2 billion in multiyear grants and $60 million in contract funding after Harvard refused to comply with a series of policy demands issued by the administration.

The Supreme Court will review cases from Maryland, Massachusetts, and Washington state, hearing arguments on May 15 about whether lower court judges had the authority to issue broad nationwide injunctions.

Launched during President Joe Biden's administration, Direct File had been praised by users for being easy to use, fast, and cost-effective.

The investigation reportedly involves several serious leaks, including military operational plans for the Panama Canal, the deployment of a second U.S. aircraft carrier to the Red Sea, a controversial visit by Elon Musk to the Pentagon, and the temporary halt of intelligence collection for Ukraine.

The suit argues that Trump unlawfully seized Congress's authority to impose tariffs and calls his justification — framing trade deficits as a national emergency — baseless.

At the time of his appointment, agency staff had not been informed of Patel's selection, and his dual role overseeing both the FBI and ATF was regarded as highly irregular.

Sources with knowledge of the matter said Jeremy Lewin, the acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), instructed the staff Tuesday to reverse the termination of multiple foreign aid programs.

The court's ruling temporarily lifts a block on DOGE, granting access to sensitive information that is used to administer federal benefits, including Social Security payments and student loans.

Billionaire hedge fund investor Bill Ackman suggested that Trump consider a temporary break from the tariff strategy—a "90-day timeout"—to negotiate better trade deals to solve the "asymmetric tariff deals and induce trillions of dollars of new investment in our country."

In planning the event, the White House explored alternatives such as using plastic eggs or large eggs that would be sold in stores. However, the decision was made to stick with real eggs.