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Business By Sheri Walsh UPI Topic – Business – UPI.com Elon Musk says he will step back next month from his work with the Department of Government Efficiency to focus more time on Tesla, after the electric carmaker’s profits plunged 71%. “Starting next month, I will be allocating far more of my time to Tesla,” Musk announced […]

Many conservative-led states rely heavily on dollars from Washington. By: Robbie Sequeira Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: Certify that you are not engaging in discrimination under the banner of diversity, equity and inclusion, or risk losing federal funding — including billions in

Business By Jeffrey Quiggle TheStreet Amid increasing worries about market volatility and the possibility of a recession, many American workers are deeply focused on handling the financial challenges of day-to-day life – paying for mortgages and rents, keeping up with rising grocery bills, fuel expenses and other costs. As they tackle these pressing responsibilities, they remain mindful

Haiti By Jacqueline Charles The Trump administration gave its strongest signal yet Monday on its thinking in regard to Haiti as the country spirals deeper into gang-fueled chaos and its capital stands on the precipice of being fully under gang control. “ America cannot continue shouldering such a significant financial burden,” said Dorothy Camille Shea, interim

By MICHAEL CASEY and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In an April 11 letter to Harvard, the

NPR Breaking News By Nina Totenberg The U.S. Supreme Court jumps back into the culture wars Tuesday, as the justices tackle a clash between two bedrock values in American public schools: On one side is the longstanding tradition of local school boards determining class curriculum for everyone. On the other side is the notion that public schools should accommodate religious

Business By Sheri Walsh UPI.com The federal government plans to resume collections on defaulted student loans for the first time in more than five years, starting next month. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that its Office of Federal Student Aid will require borrowers, currently in default, to resume repaying their student loans, beginning May 5th.

The unpredictability of Trump’s tariffs makes the U.S. seem less stable, less reliable, and a less safe place for investors’ money   By BERNARD CONDON, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies rise

NPR Breaking News The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.” Justices Clarence Thomas

This complicated government program is in the spotlight. Here’s a Stateline guide to how it operates. By: Shalina Chatlani  Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program for lower-income people. Depending on how states respond, a Republican proposal that would slash the 90% federal contribution to states’ expanded