The Trump administration has dismissed hundreds of scientists and experts who had been working on the federal government's upcoming climate change report, the New York Times reported Monday. The sixth National Climate Assessment, scheduled for early 2028, is now under full re-evaluation.
Multiple federal judges issued rulings on Thursday temporarily halting the Trump administration’s efforts to pull funding from schools involved in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities. The rulings came after lawsuits were filed by civil rights groups and the nation’s largest teachers' unions.
President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to immediately finalize a rare earth minerals deal with the United States, a move critical to countering China’s dominance in the sector. Trump also reported that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are progressing "smoothly."
Illinois college campuses are feeling the heat as the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives picks up momentum. Dozens of institutions nationwide, including several in Illinois, are under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination tied to DEI programs, with the threat of losing federal funding looming large.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has blocked President Trump's order protecting the nation's elections by requiring people to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.
Sales of the United States' founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, have surged in recent months.
The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visas of the Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco, known for glorifying violent drug cartels in their music, just weeks before a scheduled concert in San Francisco. The band, part of the “narcocorrido” genre, was set to perform in the South Bay on April 29.
