April 20, 2025

politics

Funds

Don’t cut Maine’s funds over transgender athletes

KITTERY, Maine — A day after her home state was sued by the Trump administration, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, reaffirmed her stance against transgender athletes playing girls and women’s sports. But she criticized the president’s attempts to rescind federal funds for Maine schools. The Department of Justice announced its lawsuit against Maine Wednesday, alleging a

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Mortgage

Trump administration refers NY AG Tish James for prosecution

WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James — who infamously declared that “no one is above the law” when she was targeting Donald Trump — was hit with a federal criminal referral for instances of alleged mortgage fraud on Tuesday, according to a letter obtained by The Post. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William

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Investors

Trump’s turmoil on market disaster for American economy

In response to the current economic turmoil, turmoil Trump alone has caused with his stupid tariffs, investors are dumping U.S. bonds. Letters to the Editor  |  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Republican party starts to split as Trump hits the economy Some Republicans share their frustration after President Donald Trump hits the economy with tariffs. Well, President

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Funds

Wisconsin DHS to release COVID-era funds targeted for cancelation

In a reversal from statements a day prior, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services now says it will release COVID relief funds that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to cancel, in the wake of a federal judge’s order temporarily restoring the funds. Late last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services canceled around

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Funds

How has Pa. responded to Trump admin’s threat over DEI in schools?

Trump calls for end to DEI programs President Donald Trump is calling for an end to federal diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs. Fox – Seattle Pennsylvania education officials are reaffirming their compliance with civil rights laws in answer to a Trump administration threat to pull federal funding from schools that embrace certain diversity,

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Finance

U.S. Trade Rep. testifies on tariffs: Key takeaways from hearing

China vows to ‘fight to the end’ on President Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs after they put a 34% tariff on U.S. imports. Video shows key takeaways, tense moments from April 8 Senate Finance Committee hearing on tariffs Trump has announced reciprocal levies on trading partners U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson

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Funds

Wisconsin to hold off on reinstating COVID-era grants tied up in suit

Donald Trump to withdraw US from World Health Organization President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its handling of COVID-19, alleged political bias, and failure to reform. unbranded – Newsworthy The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is holding off on reinstating more than $200 million

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Funds

Trump administration attempts to claw back another $106M in migrant funds

The Trump administration is trying to claw back more than $106 million in migrant funds from New York City coffers — bringing the total the feds have attempted to recover to nearly $188 million. In a letter to the city, feds wrote that the grant money, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Shelter and Services

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Funds

How much federal funding goes to support Sheboygan area schools?

Linda McMahon says Dept. of Education can only be closed by Congress President Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary faced questions about federal funding for low-income schools, school choice and more. As President Donald Trump slashes federal programs nationwide, funding for public school districts across Wisconsin is in jeopardy. Some Wisconsin school districts rely on

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Investors

Stock plunge hits 401(k) investors hard for 3rd day amid tariff chaos

People on Wall Street react to sinking stocks from tariffs People on Wall Street reacted to the stock market downturn from Trump’s tariffs announcement with a mix of worry and optimism. President Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy in light of the stock market’s quick fallout, saying “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix

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