Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules
Advocates warn losing disability screening and staffing standards could weaken outcomes for the roughly 70,000 California children Head Start currently serves.
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2 in 3 MAGA voters say they would support a GOP candidate accused of sexual assault, poll finds
Ohio Rep. Max Miller is testing that loyalty live, refusing to quit despite abuse allegations while Democrats forced Maine's Platner out over similar claims.
Todd Blanche confirmed by the US Senate as attorney general; Collins, Murkowski vote no
Sen. Bill Cassidy cast the deciding vote after Blanche pledged to kill Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund, prompting Schumer to accuse the Senate of enabling corruption.
Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship, following Supreme Court loss
The new orders target children of terrorist group members, diplomatic staff and birth tourists, with agencies given 30 days to issue guidance.
Blanche nomination for AG in doubt after Alaska’s Murkowski says she’s opposed
Murkowski's no vote leaves Trump needing Louisiana's Bill Cassidy, the lone undecided Republican, to confirm Blanche amid Epstein files and immunity fund concerns.
Trump administration to kill Medicare Part D prescription subsidy program
Millions of subscribers could see their prescription costs and premiums go up in 2027 without the program, experts say.
How Trump's tariffs are raising back-to-school prices
Trump administration policies are sending prices higher for parents this year.
Price tag for Trump’s DC deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029
Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed Trump's Pentagon comptroller nominee for the figure, which covers deployment through January 2029, Trump's final month in office.
Small Texas law firm run by Trump ally wins contract for legal aid to immigrant kids
Only two of nearly 30 lawyers at the Houston firm list immigration experience, as the switch leaves kids without counsel and $65 million unpaid.
Trump urges US Senate to pass bill making daylight saving time permanent
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton warns permanent daylight saving would push winter sunrises dangerously late, stalling the House-passed Sunshine Protection Act in the Senate.
US Senate confirms Trump’s pick for CDC director
The 51-44 vote drew only one Democrat, Tim Kaine, after senators grilled Schwartz on political interference in vaccine policy under RFK Jr.
TPS for up to 350,000 Haitians officially ends as judge applies Supreme Court order
A racial discrimination claim continues in court, but the attorney for Haitian TPS holders says heavy DOJ redactions are slowing the discovery process needed for another stay.
Dems continue to hammer Trump Education Department transfers
A former special education official warns damage from shifting IDEA oversight to HHS won't show up for months, as the department disputes fearmongering claims.
Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote
Epstein survivors call the vote a profound disappointment while Democrats accuse Blanche of lying under oath about the Jan. 6 payout fund.
Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk
Nine entrapments and four Colorado deaths this year fuel warnings that Trump-era full suppression orders echo a failed 1930s policy.
States sue Trump administration over plan to share antipoverty program data
24 states and D.C. sue to block an Aug. 11 rule forcing them to hand over TANF recipients' Social Security numbers and immigration status.
Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order
Twenty-four attorneys general, led by California's Rob Bonta, warn the order would disenfranchise disabled and rural voters who rely on mail ballots before November's midterms.
Blanche asserts ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead, wins key GOP support in US Senate
Cornyn and Tillis withheld support until Blanche put in writing that the fund tied to pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and Trump's IRS settlement is terminated.
Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation
HHS owes Acacia Center $65 million and has named no replacement, leaving providers to cover costs themselves or halt services to kids.
Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law
Democrats say the paused OMB rule would let political appointees cancel grants at will, and DeLauro is pushing for a permanent ban before the new Dec. 11 deadline.
