D.C. Residents Protest Trump’s Federal Police Takeover Plan
Hundreds of Washington, D.C. residents gathered in Dupont Circle on Saturday to protest the President Donald Trump‘s federal takeover of local policing, marching 1.5 miles to the White House behind banners reading “No fascist takeover of D.C.” and “No military occupation.” The protest was organized by the ‘Free D.C.’ movement, which advocates for full self-determination […]
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California High-Speed Rail Protects $4B in Federal Funding Amid Lawsuit
California officials have reached an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration that places $4 billion in federal grants for the state’s high-speed rail project into a legal trust while a lawsuit challenging the funding cancellation moves through court. The agreement, which the California High-Speed Rail Authority confirmed to Newsweek, would set aside the funding while […]
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DOGE AI Tool to Target 100K Federal Rules for Elimination: Report
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly using a newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) tool to accelerate the rollback of federal regulations, with a stated goal of eliminating 50 percent of all federal rules by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump‘s second inauguration, according to a Saturday report from The Washington Post. Internal […]
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Jersey Shore GOP Strongholds Lose Federal Beach Aid After Decades
Some of the New Jersey’s most reliably Republican shore towns, which helped deliver strong support to the GOP in 2024, are now confronting an abrupt loss of federal beach replenishment funding — the first time in nearly three decades they’ve been left off the list. For the first time since 1996, the federal government has […]
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Alina Habba Faces Federal Judges Over Her Job
Alina Habba is facing federal judges on Monday in a meeting that will decide if she will step down or continue in her current role as the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. President Donald Trump, for whom Habba previously served as personal legal counsel, announced her appointment to the role on […]
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Trump ‘Heartbroken’ Over Texas Flooding as Federal Aid Pledged
Dozens of people have died in devastating flash floods that struck central Texas’s Hill Country, including 15 children, with 27 girls from Camp Mystic still missing after floodwaters destroyed the Christian summer camp. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott during a press conference on Saturday to announce comprehensive federal disaster response, […]
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Donald Trump Withholds Federal Money From Schools: What To Know
President Donald Trump‘s administration has acted to withhold billions of dollars in federal education funding from states and local school districts, impacting a wide range of programs and threatening the financial stability of schools across at least 33 states and territories. The administration notified grantees that funds previously slated for teacher training, after-school programs and […]
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Map Shows Arizona Rail Project After Federal Approval
Plans for a passenger rail line connecting Phoenix and Tucson advanced this week after the Federal Railroad Administration approved the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) first submission. The approval allows ADOT to begin work on a planning document that will outline details such as potential station locations, infrastructure needs, and funding requirements. Newsweek contacted ADOT […]
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Federal Workers Took an Oath. Now We’re Taking a Stand Against ICE | Opinion
Federal buildings are supposed to be pillars of justice—places where the Constitution is upheld and the public is served. Today, they are being turned into sites of humanitarian crisis, fear, and secrecy. As federal workers, we took an oath—not to a party or a president, but to the Constitution. That oath demands we uphold the […]
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Trump Got Battered by Federal Courts Across the Country in May
President Donald Trump was dealt a brutal hand last month by federal district courts across the country as they struck down—or at least temporarily paused—a number of the administration’s directives on some of its top priorities. Why It Matters Trump sailed into office on the pledge that he would carry out mass deportations on “day […]
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