76 m. ago Harvard professor offers a grim assessment of American democracy under Trump

Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime."

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2 h. ago Trump Administration Continues to Defy Judge’s Orders in Abrego Garcia Case, Lawyers Say

In refusing to reveal much of anything about the administration’s efforts, department lawyers insisted the information constituted state secrets that needed to be protected.

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2 h. ago Tesla’s Falling Profit May Pressure Elon Musk to Return to Day Job

The carmaker is expected to report a decline in quarterly earnings after Tesla’s brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration.

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4 h. ago Federal judge orders ICE to reinstate legal status of 133 foreign students

A federal judge has ordered Trump administration to reinstate 133 international students' F-1 visas after ICE and DHS terminated their legal status without notice.

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4 h. ago Al Gore criticizes Trump administration at San Francisco Climate Week kickoff

Al Gore criticizes Trump administration at San Francisco Climate Week kickoff  KTVU

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5 h. ago Trump froze funding for Harvard. Money to these universities may also be on the chopping block

Harvard isn’t the only school the Trump administration is fighting. Other institutions are facing similar circumstances – starting with New York City's Columbia University.

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6 h. ago As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

Members of President Donald Trump’s administration are increasingly feuding as they face an escalating series of controversies

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7 h. ago Education Department Will Resume Collections on Student Loan Debt

In an announcement this week, the department warned that millions of borrowers could be referred to debt collectors and see deductions from their paychecks.

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8 h. ago Venezuelan Immigrant Deported by Trump Administration Has Disappeared

The immigrant does not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends have no idea of his whereabouts. He has essentially disappeared.

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8 h. ago Trump Administration Deploys EEOC in Fight Against Law Firms and DEI Efforts

The Trump administration has deployed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its effort to seek retribution against corporate law firms.

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8 h. ago Jewish Harvard students speak out after university sues Trump admin over funding freeze

Jewish students reacted to news that Harvard was suing the Trump administration for withholding funds from the school over its refusal to meet demands.

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8 h. ago Help for ACA health plans could be harder to come by since RFK axed teams of 'fixers'

Federal workers who help resolve complicated problems for Affordable Care Act policyholders are among those recently cut by the Trump administration.

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8 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration to halt freeze of more than $2 billion

Harvard is suing the Trump administration to stop it from taking away more than $2 billion in grants after the university said it would defy orders to change certain policies.

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12 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration to stop a freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus.

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12 h. ago Education Department to resume seizing wages for student loan debt

Education Department to resume seizing wages for student loan debt  The Washington Post

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15 h. ago Government Watchdog Drops Inquiries Into Mass Firings of Probationary Workers

Experts in federal employment law said the Trump administration’s justifications to end the investigations were baffling at best.

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16 h. ago With Latest Missteps, Veneer of Discipline in 2nd Trump Term Falls Away

The mistakes, miscommunications and flip-flops are piling up after an early run defined by a flood of major policy changes that were rolled out at breakneck speed.

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17 h. ago NPR urges its stations to lobby members of Congress as Trump admin seeks to pull federal funding

NPR is sounding the alarm in a memo urging its member stations to contact their members of Congress as the Trump administration seeks to cut its federal funding.

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18 h. ago 5 million student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5

Some 5 million Americans with defaulted student loan payments will have their loans sent for collections on May 5, the Department of Education announced on Monday.

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18 h. ago Trump Administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

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