Month: January 2025
January 28, 2025
Politics
Trump bans taxpayer funding for ‘dangerous trend’ of child sex-change operations
The Executive Order criticized doctors for performing operations and giving hormonal treatments to minors. The Executive Order criticized doctors for performing operations and giving hormonal treatments to minors.
January 28, 2025
Politics
Federal judge blocks Trump pause on trillions in grants, loans
A DC federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to keep distributing trillions in federal assistance, just as a days-long freeze was due to take effect. A DC federal...
January 28, 2025
Politics
Defense Department, NIH collaborating on ‘cruel’ dog experiments with ‘problematic’ Chinese labs, GOP lawmakers and watchdog say
Pharmaron, a Chinese biotech firm, is currently using hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to test pharmaceuticals on up to 300 beagles per week in Beijing, according to a...
January 28, 2025
Politics
Senate Republicans explore Panama Canal takeover, Cruz rips Central American nation as ‘bad actor’
President Trump has repeatedly suggested the US could retake the canal by force. President Trump has repeatedly suggested the US could retake the canal by force.
January 28, 2025
Health Care
State Medicaid payments inaccessible amid broader federal funding freeze
States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to more than 70 million Americans. States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to...
January 28, 2025
Politics
Transgender service members sue Trump over his military ban
Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his executive order banning trans people from serving. Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his...
January 28, 2025
Politics
GOP gets new minority NYC council leader but one pol threatens to sue
The Republican members of the Big Apple's city council voted in a new minority leader, David Carr, Tuesday — with half of the party boycotting and threatening legal action....
January 28, 2025
Politics
Mayor Adams called to testify before Congress on NYC’s sanctuary policies: ‘Misguided and obstructionist’
Adams was sent a letter by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday after Chairman James Comer (R. Ky) announced an investigation into sanctuary cities' "impact on public...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Grassley, Durbin demand answers on inspectors general firings
Leaders of the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee are raising alarms about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire more than a dozen inspectors general, sending a new letter asking for...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Senate Dems block bill that would sanction ICC
Senate Democrats successfully blocked a GOP-led bill to sanction the International Criminal Court on Tuesday afternoon, as they’ve tried to negotiate changes to the legislation with Republicans. Republicans are...