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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought’s agency is behind this drive to shake up federal grantmaking. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Trump proposes putting political goals above objective criteria in deciding who gets government grants, from childcare to research to public safety

The White House says the changes it seeks would strengthen transparency, accountability and oversight. Critics say federal grantmaking would become too political.
Bill Pulte, current director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been appointed the acting director of national intelligence by President Donald Trump. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FIle

Why the director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job

The newly named director of national intelligence is a Trump political ally who has no experience in national security. A veteran of the field says it matters who holds the job.
An undocumented Honduran immigrant walks her child to a school bus stop in November 2025 at an unspecified location in the U.S. John Moore/Getty Images

Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion

Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
The agency has cut more than 13% of its workforce. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump

Researchers learned from dozens of interviews that the usual ways of resolving complex cases, escalating issues and holding the authorities accountable no longer work.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey in April 2026 over a social media photo of seashells. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

To ‘86’ occasionally means to kill but usually doesn’t: A linguistic investigation into the Instagram threat charge against James Comey

Does a seashell arrangement in the form of the numerals ‘86 47’ amount to a criminal threat to assassinate President Donald Trump, as prosecutors suggest?
A draft policy from the Trump administration would make this card much harder to get. Stefano Spicca/Getty Images

How a proposed green card application policy change would disrupt lives by assuming legal immigrants are evading the law

Under a proposed policy – a departure from longtime practice that would cause significant disruption – green card applicants would no longer be able to apply for legal status from inside the US.
Police clear the campus of Brooklyn College on May 8, 2025, after students established an encampment to protest the Gaza war. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point

A persistent government strategy to sow fear through punitive measures has corroded freedom and democracy.

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