President Donald Trump unveiled his budget request for fiscal year 2026, proposing drastic cuts amounting to $163 billion in foreign aid, energy and environmental protection, and education — while raising defense spending to over $1 trillion.
Read More Trump Calls For Major Spending Cuts In First 2026 Budget Proposal Of Second Term
An immigration judge ruled on Friday that Columbia University’s anti-Israel protest leader, Mahmoud Khalil, who negotiated on behalf of pro-Palestine encampments, can be deported over his ties to the school’s previous “antisemitic protests and disruptive activities.”
Read More Judge: Columbia University Protest Leader Mahmoud Khalil ‘Can Be Deported’
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must restore the Associated Press’ (AP News) access to the White House after the network was barred for its refusal to acknowledge the Gulf of America name change.
Read More Judge Restores AP News’ WH Access Following Network’s ‘Gulf Of America’ Name Dispute
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of a child who passed away after contracting measles, the second child to die after contracting the virus.
Read More HHS Secretary Kennedy Visits Texas Funeral After Second Child Dead From Measles Outbreak
Car manufacturer Hyundai plans to invest $20 billion in the United States, including into a new steel plant in Louisiana, adding to the list of major foreign businesses set to move more of its operations to America in order to avoid tariffs.
Read More Hyundai Announces $20B U.S. Investment, Including Louisiana Steel Plant, Amid Tariff Concerns
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated monetary policy decision.
Read More Wall Street gains with all eyes on Fed rate decision