Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to restore blocked deportation plan • Tennessee Lookout
Washington – Trump administration An emergency appeal has been filed Efforts to resume the rapid deportation of Venezuelans accused of gang ties under wartime laws blocked by lower courts in the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. US representative general Sarah Harris argued that the federal judge’s temporary restraining order and the Court of Appeals briefly […]
The AP and Trump administration renew court fight over White House press access • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and the Trump administration held discussions in federal court on Thursday in a lawsuit that could change decades-old established press access in the White House. District of Columbia US District Judge Trevor McFadden has heard more about Associated Press White House reporters and photographers joining his competitors and witnessing President […]
State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverage • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A report released Thursday by Democrats details that if Congressional Republicans cut the program by a third, they will lose access to Medicaid in their states. This is a scenario that has emerged as an option to help some GOP lawmakers pay tax cuts, but wiping it off will be tough to get […]
Second federal judge issues order blocking White House freeze on grants and loans • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administrations in certain states from implementing a trillion dollar freeze on grants and loan payments that they tried to enact in late January. Written by Supreme Court Justice John J. McConnell Jr. of the US District Court in Rhode Island. Interim injunction on page 45 The […]
Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts • Tennessee Lookout
Despite hostility from the new Trump administration, electric vehicles will ultimately become a major part of the country’s vehicle fleet, experts and researchers say. “There are no automakers or suppliers out there who say that any form or fashion electrification will not be part of the future,” said Todd Cassidy, managing director of Brown Gibbons […]
Trump, again, walks back tariffs in trade war with Canada and Mexico • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to delay a month-long widespread tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico early in the week. The tariffs have overturned Wall Street stocks, increasing the fear of economic fallout. During his signing at the White House, Trump said most of the 25% tariffs held in […]
Trump insists ‘good people’ shouldn’t lose their federal jobs, despite mass firings • Tennessee Lookout
Washington – in Thousands of federal workers already LayoffPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he hopes members of the cabinet will “protect the good people” and that he “don’t want to see the big cuts of so many good people being cut.” Trump met with members of his cabinet and other officials earlier in the […]
Could Trump tariffs apply to electricity? Confusion reigns • Tennessee Lookout
When President Donald Trump’s administration announced on March 3rd that it was I’ll move forward The tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods were wiped out, causing rage above the northern border and confusion below it between the organisations that manage some of the electrical grids in both countries. And Trump has been around since then […]
Poll finds support for stable or increased Medicaid funding, including among Trump voters • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON — The majority of Americans announced Friday that Congress does not believe that health care programs for low-income individuals and families are important to the community. A survey from KFF, The nonpartisan health research institute cut off responses from presidential candidates supported by voters during the November election. The results show that there is […]
New poll indicates abortion policy could affect employment decisions • Tennessee Lookout
A poll released Monday found that states’ policies on reproductive issues, including abortion, could affect where people decide to get jobs or start a family, and states with limited abortion policies had no majority support from those who voted. The study, commissioned by the Women’s Policy Institute, showed that individuals in states with limited abortion […]
