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Official fired during Trump’s first term appointed president of embattled US Institute of Peace

By GARY FIELDS and JILL COLVIN
Jul 26, 2025 9:00 pm - A senior State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump 's first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appoint...
Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants

By GARY FIELDS
Jul 26, 2025 6:44 pm - WASHINGTON — A district court judge in New York issued a preliminary injunction Friday night stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grant...
Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visit

By WILL WEISSERT
Jul 26, 2025 3:23 pm - EDINBURGH, Scotland — President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland's coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decry his v...
What's happening with forgiveness for student loans on income-based repayment plans?

By CORA LEWIS
Jul 26, 2025 1:42 pm - Amid a federal overhaul of student loan plans, many borrowers have been left wondering what it means for their hopes of loan forgiveness. In particular, those who are enrolled in a repayment plan known as income-based repayment, or IBR, have wondered if forgiveness will still be available to them.
Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Chicago ‘sanctuary’ laws

Jul 25, 2025 10:17 pm - CHICAGO — A judge in Illinois dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit Friday that sought to disrupt limits Chicago imposes on cooperation between federal immigration age...
In Epstein furor, Trump struggles to shake off a controversy his allies once stoked

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ERIC TUCKER
Jul 25, 2025 8:05 pm - WASHINGTON — Despite the sun bearing down on him and the sweat beading across his face, President Donald Trump still lingered with reporters lined up outside the White Ho...
Justice Dept. moves to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

By Jeremy Roebuck
Jul 25, 2025 7:59 pm - The Justice Department on Thursday appeared to have found a work-around for President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba to continue as New Jersey’s top fe...
Epstein ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell finishes interviews with Justice Department officials

By KATE PAYNE and ED WHITE
Jul 25, 2025 7:56 pm - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, finished 1 1/2 days of interviews with Justice Departme...
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in third ruling since high court decision

By MICHAEL CASEY
Jul 25, 2025 6:50 pm - BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, issuing ...
Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

By COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA
Jul 25, 2025 6:46 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty f...

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