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Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender ...
Can $1,000 at birth change a child’s future? A Republican proposal aims to find out
A House Republican proposal backed by President Donald Trump would set up interest-bearing accounts with $1,000 for infants born across the U.S. It builds on the concept of baby bonds, which some ...
Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases
There were 1,168 confirmed measles cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Health ...
White House breaks ground on Trump projects to pave over Rose Garden grass, add flagpoles to lawns
The White House has broken ground on construction projects ordered by President Donald Trump to pave over the Rose Garden ...
Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor’s wife
Florida’s child welfare agency has sent a letter to a newspaper telling it to “cease and desist” its reporting on foster ...
When federal cuts imperil a crucial project in a red county
Grays Harbor County in Washington secured a federal grant to pay for a much-needed levee with bipartisan support. Then the Trump administration cut the program.
Police tear gas activists protesting the death in police custody of a Kenyan blogger
Kenyan police have tear gassed activists twice as they marched to the main police station in the capital Nairobi during a protest against the death of a blogger under unclear circumstances.