Trump Administration Seeks to End $37B Minority Business Program, Citing Racial Bias Concerns

The Trump camp is stepping into the legal fight to shut down a major federal program that’s helped minority-owned businesses for decades. Two white-owned Indiana companies, Mid-America Milling Company and Bagshaw Trucking Inc., sued the Department of Transportation in 2023, calling out the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as unconstitutional. Backed by the Trump administration,…

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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts – The New York Times

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts  The New York Times Max Planck Society sees flood of US job applicants amid Trump swoop on universities  Reuters Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them  AP News Reversing the brain drain: Can Europe successfully woo scientists amid…

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Column | The Trump administration pivots to a wary Asia – The Washington Post

Column | The Trump administration pivots to a wary Asia  The Washington Post US defence secretary urges military build-up over ‘imminent’ China threat  Financial Times Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Summit  Bloomberg.com Hegseth says US will stand by Indo-Pacific allies against ‘imminent’ threat of China  AP News Pentagon chief warns of imminent China threat, pushes Asian allies to hike defence spending  Reuters…

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Trump offers Emmanuel Macron marriage advice after slap by wife Brigitte – New York Post

Trump offers Emmanuel Macron marriage advice after slap by wife Brigitte  New York Post ‘It’s Nonsense’: Macron Plays Down Video of Shove From Wife  The New York Times Trump’s advice to Macron after airplane shoving video: ‘Make sure the door remains closed’  USA Today Did Brigitte Macron Push the French President in the Face? What to Know About…

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Trump administration “optimistic” on Gaza ceasefire as Israel backs U.S. plan – The Washington Post

Trump administration “optimistic” on Gaza ceasefire as Israel backs U.S. plan  The Washington Post Israel accepts a US proposal for a temporary Gaza ceasefire and Hamas gives a cool response  AP News Israel Gaza live updates: Hamas official says it rejects new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel  BBC PM said to principally back Witkoff outline; Hamas…

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to 'third countries' – NBC News

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on deportations to ‘third countries’  NBC News Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order on deportations to South Sudan  AP News Trump admin asks SCOTUS to authorize rapid migrant deportations to countries other than their own  Fox News Trump admin asks Supreme Court to restart South Sudan deportations  Axios…

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