Tag: Supreme Court
Judge blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defund’ provision for 22 states, including R.I.
A federal judge has once again blocked a controversial provision barring federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and other nonprofit reproductive health providers. But...
U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump’s tariffs reduce...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower.
In a report...
President Trump signs funding bill, ending government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers...
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments...
President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid...
Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the secrecy afforded many law enforcement officers employed by private colleges and...
Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen.
The crux of...
U.S. inflation accelerated in June as Trump’s tariffs start to bite
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of...
As Trump ramps up attacks on Federal Reserve, Powell refuses to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday stuck to his position that the central bank will keep its key rate on...
U.S. economy is in a good place, but the Federal Reserve...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn't saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of...
Philanthropy wants to build Gen Z’s confidence in institutions. Will youth...
NEW YORK (AP) – Gen Z is disillusioned with major institutions and the philanthropic sector knows it.
The generation tends to lack faith in the...
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