Month: January 2025
Trump administration ends government diversity programs and takes aim at DEI nationwide
The Trump administration ordered all federal employees who work in diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave. Agency supervisors were also asked to submit a written plan by the end of the month for dismissing the
Read MoreRefugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order
President Trump’s executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S. service members, are now in limbo despite some already receiving approval to relocate to the
Read MoreRefugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order
President Trump’s executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S. service members, are now in limbo despite some already receiving approval to relocate to the
Read MoreBehind Bishop Budde’s Plea to President Trump – The New York Times
Behind Bishop Budde’s Plea to President Trump The New York Times
Read MoreTrump pushes for more oil and gas production and a roll-back of climate initiatives
Within hours of taking office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency as part of his plan to push for more oil and gas drilling and to heavily boost fossil fuels. He also started a process to reverse much of
Read MoreGazans return to homes in ruins and begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds
President Trump’s Middle East envoy said he would soon travel there and be part of a team of “outside observers” to ensure safety during the days-old ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Nick Schifrin reports on the relative quiet in Gaza
Read MoreThey made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned
The zombie apocalypse film Didn’t Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance. (Image credit: Arthur Mola)
Read MorePreparing for Trump deportations, Mexican border states erect migrant shelters
Mexico raised sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration.
Read MoreHow Trump’s birthright citizenship order could affect children of legal visa-holders – NBC News
How Trump’s birthright citizenship order could affect children of legal visa-holders NBC News
Read MoreStewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill
Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Trump in power.
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