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#1 Trump Administration Sued by States for Cutting Disaster Prevention Grants
Jul 17 2025 // A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure upgrades to protect...
#2 GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Speed Review of Chinese-Made Drones
Jul 14 2025 // Key House lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to accelerate a congressionally mandated review of Chinese-made drones ahead of a potential US ban of the technologies later this year. Three House Republicans...
#3 Trump Administration Investigates Minnesota Agency’s Affirmative Action Policy
Jul 11 2025 // The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency’s newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human...
#4 Trump Administration Targets George Mason University in Anti-DEI Campaign
Jul 14 2025 // The Trump administration last Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public...
#5 Texas Senate Passes Bill to Ban THC, Setting Up Showdown with House
Aug 4 2025 // The Texas Senate on Friday approved its second attempt to ban hemp-derived THC, setting up a showdown with the House, where hemp industry members say they’ll be getting more support. Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Charles...
#6 Trump Nominates Two Lawyers to Seal Republican Control of US Labor Board
Jul 18 2025 // President Donald Trump has moved to install a Republican majority at the federal board that hears private-sector labor disputes and oversees union elections, which has been paralyzed by his unprecedented firing of a...
#7 Georgia Insurance Commissioner Cancels Run for US Senate Seat
Jul 25 2025 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King is dropping out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Multiple news outlets reported that King, a Republican in the commissioner’s job...
#8 Senate Confirms Anti-DEI Stalwart Lucas to Second Term at EEOC
Aug 4 2025 // The Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to another term as commissioner of the country’s workplace civil rights agency, demonstrating firm Republican support for her efforts to root out diversity programs, roll back...
#9 Flood Relief, THC Regulation in Limbo After House Democrats Leave Texas
Aug 5 2025 // After dozens of Democratic Texas House members fled the state on Sunday to deny Republicans the quorum they need to pass new congressional maps aimed at securing more GOP seats, many other bills are now at risk of...
#10 Texas Senate Doubles Down on THC Ban
Jul 23 2025 // The Texas Senate is doubling down with its attempt to ban hemp-derived THC, setting up another showdown with the House, where lawmakers are more amenable to regulating the substance than eliminating it from recreational...
