Trump's Commerce Department rewrote the rules of the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program, forcing states to change how they spend money earmarked for expanding broadband access. The overhaul led states to reduce spending on fiber networks and increase spending on satellite-although not to the extent sought by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who is demanding more money for his Starlink network.
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures in the way all three states are enforcing rules that took effect in June after one of President Donald Trump's executive orders.
Any California school district that doesn't adhere to our Transgender policies, will not be funded. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
A bipartisan congressional committee is investigating whether California's High-Speed Rail Authority knowingly misrepresented ridership projections and financial outlooks, as alleged by the Trump administration, to secure federal funding. In a letter sent to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chair James Comer (R-KY) requested a staff briefing and all communications and records about federal funding for the high-speed rail project and any analysis over the train's viability.
The United States Department of Transportation has threatened to withhold up to 25 percent of federal transit funding from New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) over safety risks to its maintenance workers.
This funding was more than just a financial award-it was a crucial investment in understanding and eventually treating a devastating disease. Advancing research in FD/MAS benefits those living with this rare disease and holds great potential for broader medical applications.
Trump's instruction to the Commerce Department aims to modify the U.S. Census Bureau's data collection to exclude undocumented immigrants, affecting political representation and federal funding.
"Our immediate goal is to see the $584 million in suspended and at-risk federal funding restored to the university as soon as possible," he argued that the cuts do nothing to address antisemitism.
