Wisconsin Republicans ask liberal Supreme Court Justice to step aside in union case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday asked that a liberal state Supreme Court justice step aside in a pending case that seeks to overturn a 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for
Voting rights groups are concerned about priorities shifting under Trump’s Justice Department
ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections. Conservative calls to overhaul the department by removing career employees, increasing federal voter fraud cases and investigating the
Sean Duffy is confirmed by the Senate to lead the Transportation Department
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy was confirmed Tuesday as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in helping President Donald Trump cut regulations and fix the nation’s infrastructure. The former Wisconsin congressman has promised safer Boeing
How Donald Trump and Project 2025 previewed the federal grant freeze
ATLANTA (AP) — A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach was further outlined in the Project 2025 governing treatise
US Senate votes to confirm Trump nominee to head Transportation Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 22 on Tuesday to confirm former Representative Sean Duffy to head the U.S. Transportation Department. President Donald Trump’s pick says Boeing needs “tough love” to get back on
Groups are ready to file the first lawsuit to challenge Trump’s new order on transgender troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocacy groups are set to file the first lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order for the Pentagon to revise its policy on transgender troops, likely setting up ban on their service in
Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom. “This is a shockingly cruel, unimaginable crime committed by a
US labor union membership slips in 2024 to record low
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. union membership levels declined slightly to record lows last year, a government report said on Tuesday, and now organized labor faces fresh challenges from President Donald Trump’s return to
Senate Republicans push ahead on Trump budget pick Russell Vought
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Budget Committee will move ahead on confirming President Donald Trump’s pick for budget chief Russell Vought despite calls from top Democrats for a delay after an order
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here’s how
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brings their work to
