Friday April 18th, 2025 4:58PM

AP Elections

Tribes and Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings
Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools
10:17PM ( 1 month ago )
Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps 'dismantle radical DEI programs'
The Justice Department is celebrating its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community
7:37PM ( 1 month ago )
Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more
Protesters in western Michigan are calling on GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga to hold an in-person town hall to address their concerns
6:16PM ( 1 month ago )
Trump will lead task force preparing for 2026 World Cup
President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent
5:31PM ( 1 month ago )
Freedom Caucus in Wyoming claims victory with approval of most priorities
Freedom Caucus leaders in the Wyoming House of Representatives are claiming victory after a legislative session in which most of their priorities got passed
5:09PM ( 1 month ago )
States sue President Trump’s administration over mass firings of probationary federal workers
Maryland and 19 other states are suing multiple federal agencies in a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers
2:43PM ( 1 month ago )
Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot
The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for helping his father run one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations
2:30PM ( 1 month ago )
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts
The Associated Press has found that the Trump administration has stalled at least $60 million in funding intended largely for affordable housing developments nationwide
1:31PM ( 1 month ago )
What to know about Social Security office closures driven by Musk's DOGE
Across-the-board cuts at the Social Security Administration are prompting questions about how the benefits of millions of recipients may be affected
1:25PM ( 1 month ago )
New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing senior staff to submit spending items greater than $50,000 for approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency
12:48PM ( 1 month ago )