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In a switch, Trump White House seeks to reward colleges for abiding by its ideological terms

By James Oliphant and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After attempting to bludgeon U.S. colleges and universities into complying with its ideological mandates, the Trump administration is trying a new tactic: using financial incentives to encourage schools to comply. Critics concerned about academic freedom say the move ...
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Trump in talks to appear on ’60 minutes’, Semafor reports

(Reuters) -The White House is in talks with CBS News program “60 Minutes” about conducting an upcoming interview with U.S. President Donald Trump, Semafor reported on Thursday citing four people with knowledge of the discussions. Paramount Skydance had earlier settled a lawsuit filed by Trump ...
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Trump says there could be firings and project cuts if shutdown continues

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said firings of federal workers and cuts to projects could occur if a government shutdown that began Wednesday continues. “There could be firings, and that’s their fault,” Trump said of Democrats in Congress, when asked during an ...
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US Justice Department fires two who worked for Biden-era official targeted by Trump, sources say

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two federal prosecutors who once worked for former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco have been fired, as President Donald Trump’s administration expands its targeting of people with any connection to the federal cases against him during his years out ...
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Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch  

By Kaylee Kang, Jaimi Dowdell and Helen Coster (Reuters) -DePaul University has told faculty it will immediately reduce spending following a 30% decline in international enrollment this fall. The move is the latest by U.S. colleges to cope with the disruptive education and immigration policies ...
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Exclusive-Trump targets deals in pharma, AI, energy, mining before midterm elections

By Dawn Kopecki, Jarrett Renshaw, Sabrina Valle and Ernest Scheyder NEW YORK, October 2 (Reuters) -Eli Lilly was asked to produce more insulin; Pfizer to produce more of its top-selling cancer drug Ibrance and its cholesterol drug Lipitor; and London-based AstraZeneca to consider a new ...
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Senators call on Boeing to end eight-week-long St. Louis strike

By Dan Catchpole (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders urged Boeing in a letter sent on Wednesday to end an eight-week-long strike in the St. Louis area, where it produces fighters, munitions and other military aircraft. “Do the right thing,” Sanders said in his letter to Boeing ...
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Mississippi civil rights attorney seeks congressional seat held by GOP’s Trent Kelly

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democratic civil rights attorney who has advocated for better treatment of prisoners and testified against Mississippi’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban said Thursday that he is running for Congress. Cliff Johnson, the director of the MacArthur Justice Center at ...
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Trump uses government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on Thursday to talk through “temporary or permanent” spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic lawmakers. Trump announced ...
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US is engaged in formal ‘armed conflict’ with ‘terrorist’ drug cartels, Trump says

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has determined that the United States is in now engaged in a formal "armed conflict" with drug cartels, which the administration has deemed as unlawful combatants, according to a confidential memo obtained by ABC News Thursday.It comes after recent ...
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Shutdown enters day 2 with no end in sight, looming federal firings

(WASHINGTON) -- As the government shutdown enters its second day on Thursday, there’s no end in sight, with the Trump administration potentially firing some federal workers in the next day and Republican senators looking to peel off wavering Democrats to support the GOP's government ...
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US to support soybean farmers amid China lag, expect news Tuesday, Bessent says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the federal government would support American farmers in light of China’s refusal to buy soybeans and that an announcement would be made on Tuesday. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump in the 2024 ...
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