Companies seek refunds from tariffs as Supreme Court decision looms
At issue in the pair of combined cases before the Supreme Court is whether the president exceeded his authority by relying on a 1977 law to impose the tariffs.
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White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations
The draft AI order would direct the Justice Department to challenge state laws regulating the technology on the grounds that they interfere with interstate commerce.
Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments
The legal issue over the funding could be rendered moot soon if a deal advancing on Capitol Hill to end the shutdown is adopted. That measure—which has passed the Senate, with the House expected to vote as soon as Wednesday—would fund SNAP through September.
Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states
A federal judge on Thursday indicated she would probably order the Trump administration to use reserves to partially fund food assistance for about 42 million Americans in November, potentially delaying a complete cutoff in benefits during the government shutdown.
MAGA lobbying firms booming, facilitating access to Trump and his lieutenants
A firm that once employed President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Attorney General Pam Bondi has become the highest-paid lobbying shop in Washington.
NBA’s gambling scandal renews congressional calls to regulate sports betting
The arrests of current and former high-profile NBA figures on Thursday for illegal sports betting and rigged poker games spurred fresh calls from lawmakers for federal regulation.
Trump administration seeks to move special education to different agency
Moving the program would not necessarily impact distribution of funding to the states. The money for the current school year has already been sent to states.
Indiana University and its student paper are at odds on press freedom
The editors of the Indiana Daily Student received a jarring email Tuesday evening: Indiana University was canceling all scheduled and future print editions of the newspaper, starting right away with the homecoming issue set to hit campus newsstands two days later.
Companies might find ways to avoid Trump’s new $100,000 visa
The Trump administration’s plan to implement a $100,000 fee for those chosen for a high-skilled worker visa is stirring uncertainty among employers and could spur them to seek other paths to acquire highly skilled workers abroad.
Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
Several faculty and university senates have approved resolutions asking their leaders to sign a NATO-like agreement to pool resources in case President Donald Trump’s administration targets one of its members.
An Indiana community bet on carbon capture. Trump is blocking it.
The administration’s cancellation of the $500 million grant for machinery to trap and bury the plant’s greenhouse gas left the staunchly Republican community stunned.
Lawyers for CDC director say she was ousted for standing up for science
Susan Monarez isn’t “aligned with” President Donald Trump’s agenda and refused to resign as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so the White House terminated her, spokesman Kush Desai said Wednesday night.
Trump administration plans to vet all 55M foreigners with U.S. visas
The Trump administration is planning to vet all 55 million foreigners who currently hold visas for travel to the United States, a significant expansion of ongoing efforts to clamp down on alleged abuses in the legal immigration system.
Labor statistics agency aims to calm furor after Trump fires commissioner
Erika McEntarfer’s removal has stirred concerns on Wall Street, where analysts and economists warned that such an abrupt shake-up could jeopardize the integrity of the nation’s economic data.
Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash, hit with $243M in damages
The verdict is a stunning rebuke for CEO Elon Musk’s company, which for years has avoided responsibility when its technology is involved in a crash.
Trump order pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people
President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to find ways to make it easier to forcibly hospitalize homeless people with mental illness and addiction for longer periods.
Trump administration moves to upend $37B affirmative action program
The program, which is funded by the U.S. government but administered by states, earmarks at least 10 percent of the federal funding for transportation infrastructure to women- and minority-owned contracting firms.
NPR sues Trump over executive order targeting funding
The plaintiffs claim that President Donald Trump exceeded his executive authority and denied them due process rights under the Fifth Amendment, while violating their First Amendment rights in three ways.
Millions of Americans hit with bad credit after missed student loan payments
Millions of Americans are suddenly facing dramatically lower credit scores from delinquent student loans, making it tougher for them to secure housing, insurance, car loans and even employment at a vulnerable time for the U.S. economy.
EPA plans to weaken rule curbing forever chemicals in drinking water
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the changes will “protect Americans from PFOA and PFOS in their drinking water” while providing “common-sense flexibility in the form of additional time for compliance.”