What’s next once Trump signs bill releasing the Epstein files
Once the bill is signed by the president, it sets a 30-day countdown for the Justice Department to produce what’s commonly known as the Epstein files.
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Trump administration takes major step toward dismantling the Education Department
The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department.
Indiana legislative leaders dodge discussing redistricting pressure
Gov. Mike Braun spoke Monday morning with Trump, a day after the president called out Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray for Friday’s announcement that too few Senate Republicans supported redistricting and that the Senate would not convene Dec. 1, as planned.
Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady, for now, despite Trump’s visa crackdown
Overall, U.S. campuses saw a 1% decrease in international enrollment this fall compared with last year, according to a survey from the Institute of International Education.
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.
Trump targets Gov. Mike Braun, Senate Republicans in redistricting spat
President Donald Trump on Sunday called out two Indiana “RINO Senators,” as well as Gov. Mike Braun, for the state’s failure to move forward with redrawing congressional boundaries.
Trump nominates Indy attorney involved in transgender sports fight for federal judge post
The Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP attorney has been representing three former University of Pennsylvania women swimmers who sued over the participation of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas on Penn’s women’s swim team in 2021-2022.
Push for redistricting stalls in Indiana as Senate president says chamber will not meet in December
After months of speculation and pressure from the Trump administration, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that his chamber will not meet in December to consider redrawing the state’s Congressional maps.
Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data
A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor.
Epstein emails reveal enduring ties with influential figures even after his sex crime conviction
Thousands of documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday offer a new glimpse into what Jeffery Epstein’s relationships with business executives, reporters, academics and political players looked like over a decade.
What’s next in Congress on the push to release the Epstein files
The House is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a step that comes after months of resistance from Republican leaders.
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate had already passed the measure Monday.
Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt accused the Democrats of having “selectively leaked emails” to “create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.”
New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants’ health and finances
The guidance directs embassy and consular officials to vet visa applicants to demonstrate that they will not need to rely on public benefits from the government.
Rokita encourages Trump to send the National Guard to Indy to fight crime
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita encouraged the move in a social media post that said “it would be welcomed to get this violence under control.”
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers
The decision is Trump’s latest win on the court’s emergency docket, and allows the administration to enforce the policy while a lawsuit over it plays out.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave President Donald Trump’s administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents’ use of force
The judge issued an order restricting agents from using certain riot control weapons, such as tear gas and pepper balls, “unless such force is objectively necessary” to prevent “an immediate threat.”
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
The order requires officials to provide detainees with a clean bedding mat and sufficient space to sleep, soap, towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, menstrual products and prescribed medications.
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe
The judge said he was concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first” and investigate second.