The Trump administration has frozen some $6 billion intended for education programs across the U.S. to ensure states and school districts align with the president’s priorities. Around two dozen states are now suing to get the money back.Some of the funding at stake impacts after-school and summer programs that nearly 1.5 million children across the
“The SBA is committed to ending the era of weaponized government that has systematically discriminated against Americans of faith – even denying them access to vital disaster relief in times of tragedy,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said in a statement shared with the Washington Examiner. “We are thrilled to announce our first-ever Center for Faith at
By Zeke Faux, Muyao Shen and Anthony Cormier, Bloomberg One of the Trump family’s crypto ventures has received key behind-the-scenes help from the world’s largest digital-asset exchange, whose founder is a convicted felon now seeking a presidential pardon. Binance wrote the basic code to power USD1, a stablecoin launched by the Trumps’ World Liberty Financial
Dozens of advocates gathered in a webinar Wednesday to try to determine the impact of the possible loss of $125 million in federal aid to Maryland schools this year, part of $6.8 billion in education funding frozen just last week by the Trump administration. They know this much: The news is not good. “It’s really
University tuition in the United States is notoriously expensive — so much so that Americans currently have over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt. But now, the routine process of taking out student loans has been overhauled as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week.
Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Public servants are still one of the groups taking the brunt of the assault from Donald Trump’s weaponized federal government. He and his administration have tried to wipe out much of the federal workforce. They’ve threatened or cut the federal funding of a rising number of universities in an
Industry and consumer groups are lining up support for the Financial Technology Association’s legal effort to uphold the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule, but a federal judge denied their motions to file briefs in support of FTA’s case. Four different groups — including the Financial Health Network, the American Fintech Council, the Financial
CINCINNATI (WXIX) – There are many impacts the Tri-State will see as the Big Beautiful Bill takes effect, including those at the local level. One of the organizations bracing for changes is the Boys and Girls Club, which has been left out of the national budget. Like the Boys and Girls Club, the President’s budget
Senators grill Education Secretary Linda McMahon over proposed cuts Education Secretary Linda McMahon testified to Congress over proposed budget cuts. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education after it abruptly terminated $1 billion in five-year grants, including $10 million in Wisconsin, meant to support school-based mental
President Trump’s big bill passes Senate with help from JD Vance President Donald Trump’s amended bill was narrowly passed by the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance’s vote breaking the 50-50 tie. The Trump administration may eliminate federal funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, impacting after-school programs nationwide. The cuts will affect nearly