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Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York’s Stonewall monument

Tuesday, April 14 by AP

New York politicians and activists raise a rainbow flag on a pole in Christopher Park across the street from the Stonewall Inn, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in New York, a few days after it was removed by the National Park Service to comply with guidance from the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) NEW YORK... Read More.

Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports

Tuesday, March 31 by AP

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. The lawsuit is part of a broader fight over the rights of transgender youth. More than two... Read More.

Trump administration sues New Jersey over restrictions on immigration arrests

Wednesday, February 25 by AP

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill talks to reporters during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file) TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Trump administration is suing New Jersey over a state order that prohibits federal immigration agents from making arrests in nonpublic areas of state... Read More.

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Trump administration briefly closes El Paso airspace and blames Mexican cartel drones

Thursday, February 12 by AP

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Federal officials abruptly closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for several hours early Wednesday due to what the Trump administration said was Mexican cartel drone activity, temporarily grounding flights and angering local officials who said they were given no advanced warning. The Federal Aviation Administration originally announced... Read More.

Small Business Administration shuts out non-citizens from main lending program

Thursday, February 5 by CBS News

WASHINGTON - The Small Business Administration is barring green card holders and other non-U.S. citizens from applying for loans from the agency’s main lending program. Starting March 1, only U.S. citizens or nationals who have their chief residence in the U.S. or legal territories will be eligible to borrow money under the agency’s 7(a) program. “SBA is... Read More.

Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China’s grip on supply

Tuesday, January 27 by AP

China, 2010.-(FILE-AP) The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently in smartphones, robotics, electric vehicles and many other high tech products. China processes more than 90% of the... Read More.

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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

Friday, December 19 by AP

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. The sweeping proposals — the most significant moves this administration has taken so far to Read More.

Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries

Wednesday, December 3 by AP

The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in... Read More.

Trump administration challenges judge’s order to disburse full SNAP benefits amid shutdown

Friday, November 7 by TNND

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Trump administration is seeking to halt a federal judge's order to distribute full November SNAP benefits during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. On Friday, the administration requested a federal appeals court to block U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr.'s directive, which mandated the payments be made by the end... Read More.

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

Friday, November 7 by AP

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Thursday was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering... Read More.

White House says administration is distributing SNAP benefits

Wednesday, November 5 by TNND

HUNT VALLEY, Md. (TNND) — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday the Trump administration is distributing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. She explained during an afternoon press conference that the Agriculture Department is complying with court orders to use emergency funds to run the program. “The administration is fully complying with the court... Read More.

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

Monday, November 3 by AP

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, had planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1 because... Read More.