Universities across the country have said they’re making cuts and freezing hiring, as the Trump administration announces it is investigating dozens more universities for potential racial discrimination.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced sweeping overhauls of U.S. climate policy this week. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called it “the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.” At it’s core, the EPA is changing its focus from protecting the environment to lowering costs for Americans.

A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday ruled that Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil will remain in ICE detention in Louisiana, but should be allowed to speak with his lawyers. At this point, Khalil, who was born in Syria and is of Palestinian descent, hasn’t yet been formally charged with a crime.

The U.S. stock market experienced further losses today as the global trade war took new turns. President Donald Trump seems to be spooking markets by making new tariff announcements – then rescinding them – amid talks of a possible recession. He did so again on Tuesday.

Federal immigration officials arrested an activist who previously led anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia graduate student originally from Syria, is a green card holder with permanent residency in the U.S. He was arrested on Saturday night at his university-owned apartment near campus. 

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been making headlines for its sweeping cuts and "break then fix it" mentality. Now it seems things have finally reached a boiling point, as Congressional Republicans and some inside President Donald Trump’s inner circle are pushing back.

Trade Whiplash. Again. Just two days after issuing new tariffs, President Donald Trump on Thursday imposed yet another one-month delay on numerous Mexican and Canadian products covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA is the free trade treaty that Trump negotiated during his first term.

The House Oversight Committee questioned Democratic mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City about their “sanctuary city” policies that restrict cooperation with the federal government on immigration enforcement.

Set your alarms for what’s likely to be an interesting (and late) evening. President Donald Trump is set to make his first joint congressional address of his second term tonight at 9 p.m. Trump will likely focus on his administration’s efforts to remake the federal government, bring peace around the world, curb undocumented immigration, and focus on America First.

President Donald Trump says planned 25% tariffs for Canada and Mexico will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday. He added that there was “no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to avoid or negotiate out of the tariffs. As of 4pm ET, Trump has not signaled publicly what the countries can do to avoid the tariffs. The countries’ leaders have yet to respond.

After a heated shouting match in the Oval Office Friday, President Donald Trump kicked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the White House – canceling a lunch, press conference, and much-anticipated signing ceremony for a minerals deal. Trump said Zelenskyy “disrespected the United States” and would be invited to return when he’s ready for peace.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died from measles, state authorities said Wednesday. The last two measles deaths in the US occurred in 2015 and 2003, according to the CDC.

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Today marks three years of war since Russia first invaded Ukraine. President Donald Trump, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday, said he believes the war could end “within weeks.”

Israeli and Hamas officials confirmed that Hamas’s military wing has handed over a new body to the Red Cross, which they claim to be the remains of Shiri Bibas. The body will still need to be properly identified by forensic analysts.

The day before, Israeli forensic tests revealed that Hamas transferred the wrong remains during the most recent hostage-for-prisoner exchange. Hamas says they will “examine” how that happened, and has asked for that original body back, which is suspected to be a Palestinian woman.

Hamas terrorists returned the bodies of four slain Israelis, including Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, more than 500 days after they were kidnapped alive.

President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” on Wednesday, a day after blaming Ukraine for the war, despite it starting with Russia’s invasion.

Zelenskyy responded that Trump is “caught in a web of disinformation” peddled by Russia – escalating a feud that could complicate peace efforts. VP J.D. Vance is warning Zelenskyy against “bad mouthing” Trump.

A meeting between the U.S. and Russia kicked off in Saudi Arabia Tuesday – a first step the Trump administration says it is making to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first face to face high-level meeting between the countries in more than 3 years. Not invited: Ukrainian leaders.

It was a big week for the Trump White House on Capitol Hill, as three of his most controversial nominees — Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kash Patel — cleared major hurdles to lead their respective government agencies, with Republican Senators rallying behind them.