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Fact Check: No, Democrats Didn’t Shut Down Gov’t for Immigrants

By Melissa Goldin President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Democrats are trying to extend tax credits that make health insurance premiums more affordable on marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, and reverse Medicaid cuts in Trump’s big bill passed this summer. But immigrants who entered the country illegally are not eligible for either program. Here’s a closer look at the facts: CLAIM: Democrats shut down the government because they want to give free health care to immigrants who entered

Government Shutdown 2025: Trump Warns of Mass Layoffs

The federal government shut down at midnight as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding the government. It marks the 15th government shutdown since 1981, and there’s no immediate end in sight as congressional Democrats demand health-care policy changes that Trump and Republicans have refused to entertain. Looming over the fight is the threat of mass layoffs, with Trump saying “vast numbers” of federal workers could be terminated. The White House Office of Management and Budget said in a recent email that workers whose activities are “not consistent with the President’s priorities” are a

Judge Halts Trump’s VOA Job Cuts Amid Legal Battle

  By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday. Those employees represent the vast majority of its remaining staff. Kari Lake, the agency’s acting CEO, announced in late August that the job cuts would take effect Tuesday. But the judge’s ruling

U.S. Government Shuts Down as Congress Fails Funding Deal

By Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin and Gabe Gutierrez  The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. President Donald Trump’s Republican Party controls both chambers of Congress, but it needs Democratic support to pass a bill in the Senate, where 60 votes are required. And the two parties failed to craft a bipartisan bill, with the Senate rejecting both a GOP proposal and a Democratic proposal just hours before the shutdown deadline. It’s the first government shutdown since 2018, in Trump’s first term, which was the longest ever at 34

Judge Blocks Trump Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students

By Lawrence Hurley and Chloe Atkins A federal judge on Tuesday heavily criticized the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech as he ruled in favor of foreign students the government has targeted for their support of Palestinian rights. Massachusetts-based U.S. District Judge William Young, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, ruled that foreign students enjoy the same free speech protections under the Constitution’s First Amendment as American citizens do. He found that government officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, “deliberately and with purposeful aforethought, did so concert their actions and those of their two departments intentionally to chill

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Slams Trump’s Federal Agent Tactics

By Suzanne Gamboa Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker denounced the Trump administration’s deployment of armed Border Patrol and immigration officers, some wearing masks, in Chicago and other parts of the state at a news conference Monday. He called the moves “authoritarianism” and an attack on Americans. Bristling from weeks of what he labeled “chaos” — including a weekend of clashes between the agents and demonstrators — Pritzker condemned armed officers patrolling city streets and the Chicago River stopping and arresting people. His message to them: “Get out of Chicago. You are not helping us.” Pritzker warned the administration may be about to escalate its

Trump Deploys Federal Agents, Guard Troops to U.S. Cities

By Adrian Sainz  Armed federal agents patrolled Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday and President Donald Trump called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon, a move strongly opposed by the governor that immediately prompted a lawsuit saying Trump overstepped his authority. The latest examples of creeping federal law enforcement and military presence in U.S. cities occurred as Memphis prepares for the arrival of additional federal authorities, including immigration and drug enforcement agents, that Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he expects will happen this week. In Chicago on Sunday, dozens of armed federal agents, in full tactical gear, walked the streets of some

TMCF Awards $16M to HBCUs for Research and Innovation

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently announced that eight of its member institutions have been selected to receive $2 million each as part of the Project HBCU Capacity Building: Maximizing HBCU Institutional Performance through Investments in Research, Operations, and Innovation initiative, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. The multi-year initiative represents a $25 million investment to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through strategic enhancements in research, operations and innovation. The eight selected institutions and their winning proposals are: These grants will empower institutions to launch and expand innovative programs designed to improve student enrollment, retention and graduation rates, strengthen research capacity, modernize operations,

Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. George Hardy Dies at Age 100

By Aaron Gilchrist Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the last of the group’s World War II combat pilots, died Tuesday night, according to Tuskegee Airmen Inc. He was 100 years old. “His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice and other evils,” said Leon Butler, national president of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. “We are forever grateful for his sacrifice and will hold dear to his memory.” At 19, Hardy became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot when he completed the Army Air Corps pilot training program in 1942, earning his

Michigan Church Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, Suspect Identified

By Dennis Romero and Marlene Lenthang Four people were killed and several others wounded Sunday when authorities say a man opened fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, and set it ablaze in what a federal official called “an act of targeted violence.” At least two of the four victims were fatally shot, police said. Eight people were wounded, with one in critical condition and seven who were stabilized, township Police Chief Bill Renye said Authorities were searching through the debris of the church for anyone who might be unaccounted for. The suspect, Thomas Jacob Sanford,

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