Federal Spending
NPR and PBS funding in the spotlight as DOGE committee eyes cuts(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has been aggressively identifying and eliminating a wide swath of federal spending since President Donald Trump took office. Now, a… Read More
Gender Identity
New bill would end federally funded transgender surgeries, hormones for minors(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would block Medicaid from paying for gender transition drugs and surgeries for minors. U.S. Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order(The Center Square) – A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s recent executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. Trump signed the executive order… Read More
DEI
Trump orders federal DEI staff be put on leave immediately(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump ordered that starting Wednesday, all federal staff working on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activities will immediately be put on paid leave. That announcement… Read More
Government
Inauguration Day: Here’s what Trump could do on his first day in office(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office Monday, has made a series of promises of major executive actions on “day one” in office. One… Read More