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Some frozen federal funds for schools released to states by Trump administration July 18, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration confirmed Friday that it’s releasing funds that support before- and after-school programs as well as summer programs, a portion of the $6.8 billion in withheld funds for K-12 schools that were supposed to be sent out two weeks ago. The administration has faced bipartisan backlash over its decision to freeze billions […]
Shauneen Miranda
Trump administration deal to house deportees at El Salvador prison probed by Dems July 18, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Democrats sent a letter Thursday to the heads of Homeland Security and the State Department seeking more information about the financial agreement between the United States and El Salvador to detain more than 200 men at a notorious megaprison. “Congress has the right and the obligation to conduct oversight over the executive branch […]
Ariana Figueroa
Maryland man charged with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene July 18, 2025
An Anne Arundel County police reserve officer was arrested Thursday and charged in federal court with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and her family. Seth Jason, a resident of Edgewater, Maryland, was arrested early Thursday by U.S. Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel Police Department, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney […]
Bryan Sears