Courts
Jury verdict against oil industry worries critics, could drive up energy costs(The Center Square) – A $744 million jury verdict in Louisiana is at the center of a coordinated legal effort to force oil companies to pay billions of dollars to… Read More
China
Small packages shipped from China face new taxes under Trump tariff plan(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump rolled out his controversial array of reciprocal tariffs on nations around the world, but a lesser reported element of his new trade… Read More
Government
USDA paid to study queer farmers, Latinx masculinity, more on taxpayer dime(The Center Square) – U.S. taxpayers have shelled out tens of thousands of dollars in recent years to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for research on LGBT issues, the kind… Read More
Federal Spending
Trump calls for defunding NPR, PBS(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump Thursday called for defunding National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service, two partially federally funded groups under scrutiny in the DOGE era. Trump’s… Read More
Federal government
NPR, PBS defend work as Republicans consider cuts(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday where leaders from National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service defended their work,… Read More