PBS cuts 100 jobs after losing federal funding, lays off 34
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The chief executive of PBS said Thursday that the company was cutting 15% of its workforce due to an elimination of…
Most Federal Judges Get Outside Income
WASHINGTON — The majority of America’s federal judges have six-figure investment portfolios and many make more money off the bench than on, according to a comprehensive study…
Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump
Marc Seawright took pride in his job at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where he worked for more than eight years and most recently…
UC warns of ‘distinct possibility’ of federal funding losses beyond UCLA, with billions at risk in spat with Trump
The University of California’s top leader has raised the “distinct possibility” that financial losses due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts could amount to billions…
Federal judge bars U.S. government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
HARLINGEN, Texas — A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their…
Federal agents arrest Washington wildfire firefighters
Two firefighters helping to fight a wildfire in Washington state were arrested this week by federal immigration officials, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. Photo…
What happens to Trump’s tariffs now that a federal appeals court has knocked them down?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has audaciously claimed virtually unlimited power to bypass Congress and impose sweeping taxes on foreign products.Now a federal appeals court has thrown a…
Federal judge issues order blocking Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of migrants
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of the United States.The…
Federal appeals court annuls block on Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has vacated a ruling that a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the…
San Bernardino man arrested after federal officer shot at his truck
Francisco Longoria, a San Bernardino man who was driving his truck when a masked U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shot at it, has been…
L.A. classical station KUSC slashes staff after federal funding cuts to public radio
Los Angeles classical music station KUSC-FM (91.5) has laid off employees after Republicans cut federal funding from the Corp. for Public Broadcasting.James A. Muhammad, president…
Public defender’s office seeks to remove L.A.’s top federal prosecutor
The federal public defender’s office in Los Angeles filed a motion Friday to disqualify acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli, arguing that President Trump’s pick to…
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump for his attempt to fire her | Donald Trump News
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has filed a lawsuit arguing that United States President Donald Trump has no power to remove her from office, setting…
US judge rejects Trump’s lawsuit against Maryland federal court system | Donald Trump News
A United States court has tossed a lawsuit from President Donald Trump that accused every federal judge in the Maryland district court system of having…
Federal judge tosses Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench
BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped…
Trump fires Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
Aug. 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Monday fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as he continues to feud with her boss over lowering…
Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would immediately remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook from her position on the central bank's board of…
Trump sets sights on Baltimore as he prepares to expand his federal crackdown
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland’s governor to join him in…
Federal judge: Alina Habba has no legal authority in New Jersey
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba lacks legal authority to continue prosecuting federal cases in New Jersey, a federal…
Federal funding for sex education in California is cut over ‘radical gender ideology’
The Trump administration has canceled a sexual education grant to California worth about $12.3 million on the grounds that it included “radical gender ideology” after…