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4 weeks ago | 
btimesonline.com | Tracy Park |Rebecca Pubols |Terry Zhou |Ryan Mueller
The Trump administration is clawing back more than $12 billion in federal funding previously allocated to state and local health departments for COVID-19 response, triggering warnings from public health officials of layoffs, service cuts, and diminished readiness for future disease outbreaks.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ryan Mueller |Tracy Park |Brett Wattles |Rebecca Pubols
President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of providing financial compensation to individuals prosecuted for participating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a move that would significantly escalate his post-pardon efforts to support the rioters and reignite national debate over accountability and justice.
In an interview with Newsmax Tuesday night, Trump said, "There's talk about that," referring to the idea of compensating January 6 defendants.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ryan Mueller |Tracy Park |Brett Wattles |Rebecca Pubols
A Turkish graduate student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, prompting legal action and public outcry as the Trump administration enforces an executive order targeting foreign students linked to pro-Palestinian campus activism.
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken into custody on Tuesday evening outside her apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, while en route to meet friends for an iftar meal during Ramadan.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Brett Wattles |Rebecca Pubols |Ryan Mueller |Tracy Park
Health officials have confirmed a case of measles in an individual who traveled through Washington, D.C., on Amtrak's Northeast Regional train, prompting exposure warnings at Union Station and other public locations just as the capital prepares for peak cherry blossom tourism.
According to the D.C. Department of Health, the patient traveled southbound on Amtrak Train 175 on March 19 and was potentially contagious during travel.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Rebecca Pubols |Ryan Mueller |Tracy Park |Larry Lee
Michelle Obama is facing growing estrangement from Democratic power circles and Hollywood allies following her decision not to enter the 2024 presidential race, a move insiders claim contributed to the party's failure to stop Donald Trump's return to the White House.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ryan Mueller |Jonathan Wong |Rebecca Pubols |Terry Zhou
President Donald Trump on Thursday rescinded an executive order targeting prominent law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP after the firm agreed to provide $40 million worth of free legal services to support the administration's initiatives and pledged to eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
The White House reversed the March 14 order following a meeting between Trump and Paul Weiss Chairman Brad Karp.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Ryan Mueller |Jonathan Wong |Rebecca Pubols |Terry Zhou
Federal judges across the U.S. this week issued a series of rulings reining in key initiatives of President Donald Trump's administration, drawing sharp criticism from the president and a surge in political attacks on the judiciary. The decisions, ranging from halts to mass deportations to blocking executive orders, have also coincided with an uptick in threats directed at federal judges, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Rebecca Pubols |Terry Zhou |Ryan Mueller |Tracy Park
Michelle Obama broke her recent public silence this week, addressing long-standing speculation about her absence from politics and ongoing rumors surrounding her marriage to former President Barack Obama. Speaking on the "Not Gonna Lie" podcast hosted by Kylie Kelce, the former First Lady made it clear she has no interest in returning to public office, citing the toll her husband's presidency took on their family.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Rebecca Pubols |Tracy Park |Jerry Lin |Ryan Mueller
President Donald Trump sharply criticized media mogul Rupert Murdoch, calling him a "piece of s---," after Murdoch's New York Post mocked Trump's announcement to run for re-election in 2024, underscoring growing tensions between two influential figures whose relationship has oscillated dramatically over recent years.
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1 month ago | 
btimesonline.com | Tracy Park |Jerry Lin |Ryan Mueller |Rebecca Pubols
The House of Representatives narrowly approved a Republican-backed stopgap spending measure Tuesday evening, passing President Donald Trump's proposal to keep the government funded through September and avoiding a shutdown set for midnight Friday.
The measure passed by a vote of 217-213, with near-unanimous Republican support. Just one GOP lawmaker, Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.), voted against the bill, while Rep. Jared Golden (D., Maine) crossed party lines to support it.
