10 h. ago Trump administration to investigate New York's funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

The U.S. Department of Education says it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo

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13 h. ago Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government

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7 d. ago Appeals court pauses Judge Boasberg’s contempt probe against Trump administration

A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt investigation against the Trump administration after he accused officials of failing to comply with his order regarding deportation flights to El Salvador last month.

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7 d. ago Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction

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1 week ago US begins inquiry into pharmaceutical and chip imports in bid to impose tariffs

Notices show Trump administration setting stage for levies on both sectors on national security groundsThe Trump administration is kicking off investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on national security grounds, notices posted to the Federal Register on Monday showed.The filings scheduled to be published on Wednesday set a 21-day deadline from that date for the submission of public comment on the issue and indicate the administration intends to pursue the levies under authority granted by the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Such inquiries need to be completed within 270 days after being announced. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump administration investigates Maine for claims of withholding gender transitions from parents

The Trump administration is investigating Maine with a claim that dozens of school districts in the state violate federal law by withholding information about students’ gender transitioning from parents

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4 w. ago Stanford and 3 U of California campuses face probes as part of Trump's anti

The Trump administration says it has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine

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4 w. ago Things to know about the White House investigation into California's law on students and gender

The Trump administration is investigating California's education department over a law that bans school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child's pronoun change

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