Violet Jira

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covering ny for @notusreports | bitter southerner | always looking sideways🌻🇰🇪

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Articles

Trump Announces a Trade Deal With the UK. The Final Details Are Still in Flux.

1 week ago | notus.org | Mark Alfred |Violet Jira

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States had reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom — albeit one that’s not quite finished. “The final details are being written up in the coming weeks,” Trump said at the Oval Office. “We’ll have it all very conclusive, but the actual deal is a very conclusive one.
The White House’s Economic Message: Trust Us

1 week ago | notus.org | Jasmine Wright |Violet Jira |Mark Alfred

Growing numbers of Americans say they feel uneasy about the state of the economy. The Federal Reserve said this week that “the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.” Some economists in the last month have increased their expectations of a recession in the next year. So who’s feeling good about the U.S. economy? The White House.
UNC's National Security Center Hit By DOGE Funding Cuts

2 weeks ago | theassemblync.com | Anna Kramer |Violet Jira

The Department of Homeland Security has cancelled congressionally authorized funding for research into domestic national security threats like active-shooter scenarios and the spread of dangerous diseases. At least two of the eight universities that house DHS-funded Centers of Excellence have stopped their work, NOTUS confirmed Tuesday. One of the centers, housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, modeled flooding and hurricane risks.
DOGE Cuts Off Funds to Congressionally Mandated National Security Centers

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Anna Kramer |Violet Jira

The Department of Homeland Security has cancelled congressionally authorized funding for research into domestic national security threats like active-shooter scenarios and the spread of dangerous diseases. At least two of the eight universities that house DHS-funded Centers of Excellence have stopped their work, NOTUS confirmed Tuesday. One of the centers, housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, modeled flooding and hurricane risks.
States Are Grappling With the Risks of Defying Trump’s Anti-DEI Order

1 month ago | notus.org | Violet Jira

State education departments are stuck: Either sign on to President Donald Trump’s order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the classroom — that many administrators, lawyers and advocates think is legally unsound — or risk losing federal funding. In early April, the Department of Education announced it would be requiring states to sign and return a document certifying that they are in compliance with two civil rights laws, Title VI and Students for Fair Admissions v.
Big Donors Are Often Made Ambassadors. Trump Is Taking It To a New Level.

1 month ago | notus.org | Violet Jira

What’s the price of an ambassadorship? Officially, it’s nothing. Yet increasingly, presidents aren’t picking as many career diplomats for the posts — the jobs are instead going to cash-rich donors. Donald Trump’s ambassadorship nominees collectively donated almost $60 million in political contributions to Trump and other Republican candidates and committees in the two years leading up to their nominations, according to Federal Election Commission data.
Linda McMahon and Pam Bondi Are Teaming Up to Crack Down on Schools’ Gender Policies

1 month ago | notus.org | Violet Jira |Emily Kennard

The Department of Education will escalate its crackdown on public schools for purported Title IX violations through a newly created “Title IX Special Investigations Team” with investigators from the Department of Justice, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced on Friday. “From day one, the Trump Administration has prioritized enforcing Title IX to protect female students and athletes,” McMahon said in a statement.
Post-Liberation Confusion

1 month ago | notus.org | Evan McMorris-Santoro |Violet Jira

Today’s notice: A Ric Grenell phone call. More on Laura Loomer’s day at the White House. One Republican’s “moral obligation” to a detainee. But first: Everyone is trying to figure out what the heck is going to happen with Trump’s tariffs. The Day Two ScramblePeople are really running around trying to figure out what these tariffs all mean, including, apparently, the White House.
The Economy Is Fine, Stupid

1 month ago | notus.org | Evan McMorris-Santoro |Violet Jira

Today’s notice: One Republican senator hopes it’s not “Libation Day.” A powerful trade association called it “complicated.” The Trump administration says it’s going to work, no matter what the numbers say. Plus: the fossil fuel industry and DOGE. It’s a Numbers Game There is a great deal no one knows about what Donald Trump’s new tariff plan will do for (or to!) the economy.
Locking In On Reconciliation

1 month ago | notus.org | Evan McMorris-Santoro |Violet Jira

Today’s notice: Breaking: Person honestly enjoys the pizza in the House cafeteria. The ICE-ification of the entire government. But first: Budget moves and hunting Indiana for tea leaves. What Year Is It Anyway? It’s a real make-or-break week for reconciliation watchers as Senate Republicans may finally move on the House’s budget resolution to meet their ambitious timeline.