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Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programs, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy, according to a spreadshe
Trump's pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty

Trump's pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of President Donald Trump’s top nominees have sailed through the Senate with little resistance. His pick to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital could be an exception. Ed Martin Jr.
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump's energy dominance agenda .
The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggested that others dating to the Civil Rights Movement should be reconsider
What to know about California's fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

What to know about California's fight over harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from 16- and 17-year-olds exploded in the California Legislature this week.
Vance heralds 'industrial renaissance' in his visit to a South Carolina steel plant

Vance heralds 'industrial renaissance' in his visit to a South Carolina steel plant

HUGER, S.C. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance visited a steel plant in South Carolina on Thursday as he heralded the launch of an “industrial renaissance” in the U.S., in part due to President Donald Trump’s moves to boost domestic industry.
California Democrats reject push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

California Democrats reject push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
The Latest: Trump names Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz as UN ambassador

The Latest: Trump names Rubio as acting national security adviser, taps Waltz as UN ambassador

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting national security adviser to replace Mike Waltz, whom he is nominating as United Nations ambassador.
US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest

US Forest Service starts clearing homeless camp in Oregon national forest

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of homeless people who have been living in a national forest in central Oregon for years were being evicted Thursday by the U.S.