Month: January 2025
North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe gets Trump’s endorsement for federal recognition
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina got a major boost in its decades-long fight to become federally recognized. President Trump signed a memo directing the Interior Secretary to submit a plan for full federal recognition of the tribe. That status
Read MoreCourt rules North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal
North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state’s highest court ruled Friday.
Read MoreHolocaust survivor’s daughters search for answers while retracing her steps at Auschwitz
Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. One of the youngest survivors was an eight-year-old Polish girl named Rutka. She moved to Canada after the war and took the name Rachel Hyams. Decades later,
Read MoreBrooks and Capehart on the busy first week of the new Trump administration
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the busy first week for the Trump administration, what President Trump has prioritized since reentering the White
Read MoreState Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid – POLITICO
State Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid POLITICO Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide The New York Times Marco Rubio orders halt to almost all U.S. foreign aid NBC News US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid
Read MoreTrump ramps up ICE arrests, alarming cities and immigrant communities – The Washington Post
Trump ramps up ICE arrests, alarming cities and immigrant communities The Washington Post Hundreds of “illegal immigrant criminals” arrested, hundreds more flown out of U.S. by military, White House says CBS News Military aircraft carries deportees from Tucson International Airport Yahoo! Voices ‘Deportation
Read MoreA look at changes at US health agencies in the 1st week of the new Trump administration – ABC News
A look at changes at US health agencies in the 1st week of the new Trump administration ABC News ‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel Nature.com Key planks of US government grind to halt under hail
Read MoreA look at changes at US health agencies in the 1st week of the new Trump administration – ABC News
A look at changes at US health agencies in the 1st week of the new Trump administration ABC News Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications Yahoo! Voices ‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel Nature.com
Read MoreArrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes
The International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They’ve been condemned by the Taliban and welcomed by Afghan women and their advocates — with some reservations. (Image credit: Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreHow Michigan’s EV industry is responding to Trump’s policy changes
While President Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry’s future in Michigan, a state retooling from America’s most recognizable auto hub to its No. 1 destination for electric vehicle investment.
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- Germany goes to the polls at a crucial time for the future of Europe-U.S. relations
- White House and Ukraine nearing rare earths deal that would tighten relationship, AP source says – The Associated Press
- The UN Must Act to Bring Peace to Europe – Department of State
- Exclusive | White House and Ukraine Close In on Deal for Mineral Rights – The Wall Street Journal
- Foreign policy experts struggle to predict Trump’s next move with Russia
- Burnout is a problem for caseworkers serving unhoused people
- Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership – CNN
- Hamas is handing over final living hostages to be released under first phase of Gaza ceasefire – CNN
- Trump administration plans mass firing at office that funds homelessness programs
- The Cruelty of Medicaid Work Requirements
- Swimming Is Not Just a Sport. It’s a Survival Tool
- Two Greenlanders share contrasting views on U.S. overtures to acquire their homeland
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