The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply downgraded its global economic outlook for 2025, citing intensifying trade tensions, policy uncertainty, and the lingering effects of recent tariff hikes as major headwinds for growth and inflation. In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released Tuesday, the IMF projects global growth […]
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Twelve States Sue President Trump Over Sweeping Tariffs, Citing Constitutional Violations and Economic Harm
A coalition of twelve U.S. states filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging a series of sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump, arguing that the measures are unconstitutional, lack statutory authority, and are causing widespread economic harm across the country. The lawsuit, led […]
CDC Study Shows Progress in Autism Identification Amid Misleading Political Rhetoric
A study released last week by the CDC found that more children have access to evaluations for autism and more children are being identified as autistic. The study concluded that actual cases of autism are not rising, but rather better screening and expanded diagnostic definitions are helping more children receive […]
Judge Halts Mass Layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Amid Legal Battle
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping plan to lay off nearly 1,500 employees—about 88% of the workforce—at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect Americans from unfair financial practices. To address the failures that […]
Stocks Plunge as Trump Escalates Attacks on Powell, Citing Fed Chair’s Stark Warning
U.S. stock markets suffered steep losses Monday after President Donald Trump intensified his public campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a first-term Trump appointee. Last week, Powell delivered one of his bluntest assessments yet of the Trump administration’s sweeping new tariffs, warning they could push the U.S. economy into […]
Trump Defends Hegseth Amid Backlash Over Sharing Yemen Strike Details in Private Chat with Family, Lawyer
President Donald Trump is standing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after revelations that Hegseth shared sensitive details about U.S. military operations in Yemen in a second private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer. The latest incident centers on a Signal chat group created during Hegseth’s […]
Resolution Seeks Mutual Defense Pact to Shield Big 10 Universities from Government Overreach, Following Escalating Actions Against Harvard
Rutgers University Senate has introduced a resolution urging the creation of a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC) among the 18 member institutions of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. This move aims to protect academic freedom, institutional integrity, and the research enterprise across some of the nation’s leading public universities. The […]
Contempt Charges Loom as Appeals Court Pauses Judge Boasberg’s Inquiry Into Trump Administration’s Defiance of Deportation Order
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is at the center of a dramatic legal confrontation with the Trump administration, following his finding of probable cause that administration officials acted in criminal contempt of court by defying his order to halt deportation flights of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. On […]
Senator Van Hollen Meets Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has returned from a closely watched trip to El Salvador, where he met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident whose wrongful deportation has become a flashpoint in the national debate over U.S. immigration policy and due process rights. Van Hollen’s efforts to check on […]
Supreme Court Halts Removal of Venezuelan Detainees Under Alien Enemies Act Pending Further Review
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the removal of a proposed class of Venezuelan men detained in U.S. immigration custody, issuing an order Saturday that prevents the government from deporting them under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) until further notice. The emergency order follows an application filed by attorneys for […]