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Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action on Monday in a letter to the university……
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Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens
A second child has died from measles as an outbreak of the highly contagious virus continues to grow in western Texas. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from m……
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What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant ch……
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Trump Renaming Gulf Of Mexico To ‘Gulf Of America.’ Here’s What He Can—And Can’t—Do.
President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America on federal documents “in recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importan……
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Bitter Biden warns ‘oligarchy taking shape in America’ in barely disguised farewell address attack on Elon Musk
Outgoing President Biden used a resentful farewell address Wednesday night to warn against what he called a “tech-industrial complex” — claiming that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America” in a clear swipe at Elon Musk and other business titans……
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New lawsuit alleges Edison equipment sparked one of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed over 7,000 homes
A lawsuit filed Monday against Southern California Edison claims the utility’s equipment sparked the deadly Eaton Fire burning just outside Los Angeles and Edison has acknowledged fire agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have star……