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Illinois Leaders Reject Trump’s National Guard Threat

By Daniel Arkin and Tim Stelloh Illinois political leaders and Chicago municipal officials are raising alarms over President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard troops to the city, insisting that sending in soldiers would be baseless and a clear case of federal overreach. Flanked by political, business and religious leaders, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday blasted the president’s suggestion that federal soldiers were needed in the city and emphasized what he said was a significant reduction in homicides, vehicle thefts and other crimes in recent years. “There is no emergency in Chicago that calls for armed military intervention,” he said during a news

Global Postal Services Halt US Shipments Amid Duty Shift

By Freddie Clayton Postal services across the world are halting shipments to the United States this week amid mounting confusion over new import duties that will apply to parcels starting Friday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month abolishing the trade loophole known as “de minimis,” which since 2016 had allowed goods worth up to $800 to enter the U.S. duty-free. The end of the exemption is being extended worldwide after the loophole was closed in May for packages from mainland China and Hong Kong. Under the new rules, personal gifts worth less than $100 will still be duty-free, but all other packages will face the

HBCU Advocates Await Trump’s Key White House Appointments

By Sara Weissman President Donald Trump issued an executive order in April promising to “elevate the value and impact” of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities—in part by selecting an executive director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs and a President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs. But four months later, eight months into his second term, these roles remain unfilled. Some HBCU advocates say months-long waits are business as usual for these positions, and they remain confident in Trump’s support for HBCUs. Others worry that HBCUs lack their most direct line of communication to the White House at a

DC Parents Uneasy as Trump’s Order Sends Troops to Schools

By Gary Grumbach and Megan Lebowitz At a ribbon-cutting on an addition to an elementary school in the affluent Glover Park neighborhood last Monday, Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles. She watched students perform a scene from the musical “Oz,” then spent several minutes talking about the benefits of investing in schools and getting students excited to get back in the classroom. But minutes after taking photos with school leaders and local officials, she walked into the building’s gymnasium, where she was swept into a tornado of her own, facing questions from reporters about a much tougher topic: the impacts of President Donald

Supreme Court Backs Trump’s NIH Grant Cuts, Limits DEI

By Lawrence Hurley and Gary Grumbach  The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration’s broad cuts to National Institutes of Health grants as part of the federal government’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion policies. But in a mixed decision, the court left in place a different part of the lower court judge’s ruling that threw out the administration’s guidance document that introduced the policy, raising questions about whether it can be applied moving forward. The justices, on a 5-4 vote, granted in part an emergency request filed by the administration seeking to put a Massachusetts-based federal judge’s ruling on hold. The court did not fully

Trump Praises DC Crime Crackdown, Thanks Guard Troops

By Monica Alba, Megan Lebowitz and Nnamdi Egwuonwu President Donald Trump greeted dozens of law enforcement personnel and National Guard troops Thursday and thanked them for what he characterized as a successful early start to his administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were among those stationed outside of the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility as Trump talked up the federal takeover of D.C. police that’s been accompanied by the deployment of more than 1,000 National Guard troops. “I feel very safe now, and I’m hearing people are very safe,”

Trump Demands Fed’s Lisa Cook Resign Amid Fraud Allegations

By Steve Kopack President Donald Trump said Wednesday on Truth Social that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook “must resign, now!!!” Trump’s comment came after the director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, William Pulte, a sharp critic of the Fed, alleged in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi that Cook “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms, potentially committing mortgage fraud.” In the letter that Pulte called a “criminal referral,” he said that his agency had obtained her mortgage documents and requested that the Justice Department review the matter. He further alleged that Cook falsified her

Judge Blocks Parts of Mississippi DEI Ban in Schools

A federal judge has blocked portions of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools from being enforced while a lawsuit against it is underway. The provisions blocked by U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Monday seek to prohibit public schools from discussing a list of “divisive concepts” related to race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and national origin. They would also prevent public schools from maintaining programs, courses or offices that promote DEI or endorse “divisive concepts,” and ban diversity training requirements. The preliminary injunction does not block other portions of the law, including those that

European Leaders Join Zelenskyy, Meet Trump at White House

By Katherine Doyle  Seven European leaders joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Monday in a rare display of trans-Atlantic unity. The gathering marked the first time in decades that such a broad delegation of allies had assembled at the White House under such pressing circumstances. Shortly after noon, one by one, the heads of state and NATO partners passed the White House gates, where they were met by President Donald Trump’s chief of protocol, and in Zelenskyy’s case, by Trump himself. Some met with Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and other officials that morning. Others made their way to the White

Trump Orders Smithsonian Review, Calls Exhibits “Too Negative”

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Yamiche Alcindor President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has ordered his attorneys to conduct a review of Smithsonian museums, calling their portrayal of U.S. history too negative and focused too much on “how bad Slavery was.” Trump said he would subject the museums to “the exact same process” his administration has conducted of universities, with the goal of making the Smithsonian less “woke.” A White House official told NBC News on Tuesday night that Trump plans to extend his review of museums beyond the Washington-based institution, saying the president will hold the Smithsonian “accountable” and “then go from there.”

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