Ashley Murray

Pittsburgh

Senior DC Reporter at States Newsroom

Senior DC reporter for @statesnewsroom. Member of 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning team. Nebby. Pittsburgh born. DM me for Signal info. RTs not endorsements.

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Articles

As Trump slashes AmeriCorps, states lose a federal partner in community service

6 days ago | missouriindependent.com | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — Hillary Kane learned on a Saturday morning in April that within days, she would lose AmeriCorps funding for two programs that match mentors with West Philadelphia high schoolers and first-generation college students — both vulnerable groups at risk of not completing diplomas and degrees.
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people in military while case continues

1 week ago | duncanbanner.com | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members to temporarily remain in place, while a lower court reviews the policy that advocates and some service members contend illegally targets a group of people.
‘We call it betrayal’: Veterans join Dems in D.C. to protest Trump’s sweeping VA job cuts

1 week ago | hoptownchronicle.org | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — Veterans and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday protested the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of Veterans Affairs that include slashing some 80,000 jobs, which many worry will affect the massive agency’s delivery of medical care and benefits.
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people in military while case continues

1 week ago | minnesotareformer.com | Ashley Murray |Minnesota Reformer

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service members to temporarily remain in place, while a lower court reviews the policy that advocates and some service members contend illegally targets a group of people.
Top White House aide defends Trump tariffs, amid plunging consumer sentiment

2 weeks ago | duncanbanner.com | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — Despite news that the U.S. economy has contracted since January, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s policies are working to “unleash this era of American prosperity.”Miller, also a top adviser for Trump on immigration, dismissed fears from the small business community and American consumers when pressed by reporters during the final in a series of press briefings marking Trump’s first 100 days. kAm"F6DE:@?D 46?E6C65 @?
Trump shifts Waltz out of national security adviser post after Signalgate flap

2 weeks ago | ncnewsline.com | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — Mike Waltz, a former Florida congressman who became known for sharing U.S. plans to strike Yemen on a Signal group chat, was out as White House national security adviser on Thursday. President Donald Trump announced he will instead nominate Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a position that requires U.S. Senate confirmation.
Top White House aide defends Trump tariffs, amid plunging consumer sentiment

2 weeks ago | ncnewsline.com | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — Despite news that the U.S. economy has contracted since January, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s policies are working to “unleash this era of American prosperity.”Miller, also a top adviser for Trump on immigration, dismissed fears from the small business community and American consumers when pressed by reporters during the final in a series of press briefings marking Trump’s first 100 days.
U.S. Supreme Court pauses deportations under wartime law

3 weeks ago | duncanbanner.com | Ashley Murray

The U.S. Supreme Court early Saturday temporarily blocked a new round of deportations under the wartime Alien Enemies Act until the high court considers the case of several migrants in Texas whose lawyers say are at risk for “imminent removal.” The justices issued the one-page order just after 1 a.m. Eastern, directing the government “not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court.” kAm%96 @C56C H2D F?D:8?65 2?5 ?@E65...
Transgender troops ban, nationwide freeze argued in U.S. appeals court

3 weeks ago | hoptownchronicle.org | Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration and the attorney for transgender service members who won a lower court order reversing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops.
Transgender troops ban, nationwide freeze argued in U.S. appeals court

3 weeks ago | ncnewsline.com | Ashley Murray |Ashley Murray

WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday grilled the Trump administration and the attorney for transgender service members who won a lower court order reversing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops.