Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Many Democrats and legal scholars contend that Trump’s budget maneuvers violate the Constitution, which vest the powers to tax and spend with Congress, not the executive branch. The spending interruptions have also prompted a wave of court challenges
By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has frozen, stalled or otherwise disrupted some $430 billion in federal funds — from disease research to Head Start for children to disaster aid — in what top Democrats say is an “unprecedented and dangerous” assault on programs used by countless Americans.
President Donald Trump’s attorney general and Homeland Security secretary are tasked with compiling a list of sanctuary states, cities and jurisdictions for punishment — and Minneapolis could be among them. Trump signed an executive order Monday evening to strip federal funding from municipalities not complying with his illegal immigration orders. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a
Back in 2021, when Utah’s housing prices shot up amid the COVID-19 pandemic homebuying frenzy, Juanita Huertero, 56, said her landlord decided to cash in and sell her home, so “she just kicked us out.” Just like that, Huertero and her adult son — whose medical issues prevent him from working — had to find a new
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Fire Station 35 — image credit: Washoe County A new Apple-backed fire station has begun construction in Nevada, aimed at serving the area that includes an Apple iCloud data center near Reno. Part of the Reno Technology Park, Apple’s data center is around 20 miles from Reno itself, and 40
PRIVATE markets, once the domain of institutional investors and 10-year, closed-end commitments, have opened to a broader audience of private wealth. Key to this transformation has been the rise of semi-liquid evergreen fund structures – perpetual private market funds with periodic liquidity windows. These innovative vehicles include: Europe’s updated ELTIF 2.0 (European Long-Term Investment Fund)
After tackling succession, one of the biggest hurdles in the $4.5 trillion hedge fund industry, Electron Capital is on to its next challenge: raising money in the current, chaotic environment. Electron, which invests in infrastructure, utilities, and companies powering the “energy transition,” believes its strategy will succeed regardless of who is in the White House,
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – A new boutique in downtown Bryan is offering shoppers more than just a chance to update their wardrobes. It’s offering them the chance to change lives. Stage Left, owned by Marcy Bartula, is a new shop where every dollar spent directly supports her nonprofit organization Different Day. The nonprofit’s mission is
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Upwards of $3 million in funds to upgrade the city’s Wastewater Treatment Facility and various sewer main lines received the green light from City Council on Monday. Councilmembers unanimously approved an ordinance to accept a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the blower replacement
Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for investment by mainland Chinese in Hong Kong-listed stocks by almost 50 per cent, following the strongest start to the year on record in terms of Stock Connect fund inflows. Net southbound inflows could reach US$110 billion this year, versus a previous forecast of US$75 billion, the Wall Street investment