Federal appeals court clarification limits refugees allowed to settle in U.S.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order at the White House’s Oval Office on January 20, 2025 (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Only refugees closest to arriving in the US will be eligible for orders Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Partially blocks the suspension of the Trump administration, published last month US refugee […]

Federal appeals court temporarily freezes multibillion-dollar Biden climate fund

Solar panels from Damariscotta, Maine. (Photo: Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star) Washington – Legal battles over Biden’s Climate Program The increase was increased late Wednesday when the appeals court halted rulings from federal judges requesting payment of these funds. The ruling by a three-person judge panel in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals […]

RFK Jr. to refocus federal autism research on environmental factors

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that the department would move its research to autism towards potential environmental causes, but refused to say exactly what the Trump administration would do if a particular industry […]

Tennessee lawmakers in limbo over federal budget cuts

Members of the Tennessee General Assembly are on the frontlines when they try to pass state budgets as they wait to see how cuts in federal program funding will affect the state. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) As the Tennessee Legislature prepares to postpone this week, lawmakers are running to hand over the budget, putting their […]

How federal cuts are impacting health services in northern Arizona

Flagstaff (azfamily) – Since Donald Trump took office, Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE) Budget cuts have won $150 billion, with health services being the most seen. The administration has called for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to cut 35% of spending, but HHS has already cut staff by 25%. Coconino County’s budget is […]

Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border

Part of the US-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding instructing several agencies to launch military operations in order to begin escalating the use of US military administration amid immigration crackdowns. The move, first reported by the Washington Post last month, […]