Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration Drug Rebate Program Affecting Safety-Net Hospitals

A federal appeals court has halted a Trump administration health policy that judges say would shift billions in financial burden onto low-income and rural hospitals while favoring pharmaceutical manufacturers. In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is barred from … Read more

Trump Orders US to Withdraw From 66 UN and International Organisations

President Donald Trump has ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 United Nations agencies and international organisations, a sweeping move that would significantly reduce Washington’s participation in global efforts on climate change, democracy, public health, and conflict protection. The decision was laid out in a presidential memorandum released by the White House on Wednesday … Read more

Teachers Union Sues Texas Over Probe Into Charlie Kirk Posts

The Texas American Federation of Teachers has filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency, accusing the state of violating educators’ First Amendment rights through investigations linked to social media posts following the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. In a statement released Tuesday, the union said the TEA launched sweeping probes into school … Read more

George Conway says Trump is running the U.S. government “like a mob operation”

Conservative lawyer-turned-Democratic candidate George Conway delivered a blistering critique of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing him of running the federal government “like a mob operation” rather than a democracy accountable to the public. Speaking on CNN’s “AC360” with Anderson Cooper, Conway said Trump’s return to power has deepened what he described as an ongoing … Read more

Judge Orders Halligan to Explain Continued Use of U.S. Attorney Title

A federal judge has ordered Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-backed prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, to formally explain why she continues to identify herself as the district’s U.S. attorney despite a prior ruling that found her appointment unlawful. In an order issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David Novak gave Halligan seven days to submit … Read more