Tag: White House
Disability advocates fear federal policy shift
For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities – rights that some fear...
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to...
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to...
Appeals court judge nixes Trump attempt to block wind-energy development
PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 17 states, including R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, scored another legal victory over the Trump administration.
The United States...
Pentagon to cut ties with Brown and others Hegseth accuses of ‘wokeness’
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Brown University, Columbia, Yale, and other universities starting next school year...
CLOUD COVER: PBN survey: Most R.I. businesses bracing for rough times...
When it comes to the economy, Brenda Jacob has a laundry list of challenges that don’t seem to be getting easier.
She feels like regulations,...
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt...
Trump plans to weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is expected to announce a proposal Wednesday to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers...
Despite U.S. trade war, OECD expects global economy will grow 3.2%...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more...
Partisan division rules with no end in sight for federal government...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund...
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