https://trumpactiontracker.info Free and independent tracker documenting Trump-related actions using verified news sources. Showing 50 of 3,384 total actions. en-us 2026-06-10T09:10:12.000Z https://www.reuters.com/investigations/under-trump-crypto-playbook-family-always-wins-investors-dont-2026-06-09 https://www.reuters.com/investigations/under-trump-crypto-playbook-family-always-wins-investors-dont-2026-06-09 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t. Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit, a Reuters examination found. Corruption https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ambani-reliance-industries-america-first-refining-texas https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ambani-reliance-industries-america-first-refining-texas Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr, said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration Corruption https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5917220-disparate-impact-liability-opinion/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5917220-disparate-impact-liability-opinion/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In an opinion, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) found the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) hiring guidelines unconstitutional. This could make it more difficult for employees to bring discrimination claims against their employers. It is unusual that the DOJ released this opinion alongside the OLC and marks the administration’s latest move targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) Weakening civil rights Undermining democracy https://www.reuters.com/world/us-house-advances-70-billion-immigration-enforcement-bill-2026-06-09/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-house-advances-70-billion-immigration-enforcement-bill-2026-06-09/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill ​to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the ​remainder of President Donald Trump's administration. Nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/jd-vance-doj-inquiry-tim-walz-minnesota https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/jd-vance-doj-inquiry-tim-walz-minnesota Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vice President JD Vance, asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate the governor of Minnesota, Democrat Tim Walz, and its Democratic attorney general Keith Ellison. This comes after a congressional report renewed allegations of inaction and retaliation over fraud schemes in Minnesota. Suppressing dissent https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/splc-report-far-right-groups-trump-administration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/splc-report-far-right-groups-trump-administration Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finds hard-right groups have increasingly expanded their influence across the US government, which is pursuing a federal fraud case into the civil rights organization. Nationalism Weakening civil rights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/trump-election-california-fraud-claims https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/trump-election-california-fraud-claims Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Donald Trump is “inventing fraud” in California’s primary elections, and likely to ramp up unfounded allegations when more races go against him, pro-democracy experts have warned. While the US president has used this playbook for years – from his loss at the Emmys as a reality TV star to his defeat in the 2020 presidential election – election integrity campaigners fear this time could be different. “The problem is that we have a president in the Oval Office who continues to lie and sow doubt over elections instead of facing accountability from voters.” Controlling information Undermining democracy https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-steps-up-attacks-californias-election-system-2026-06-09/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-steps-up-attacks-californias-election-system-2026-06-09/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT President Donald Trump on Monday repeated claims that California's elections are rigged, disputing without evidence voter tallies showing the Republican candidate he endorsed in the Los Angeles mayor's race ​appeared headed for defeat. Trump's attack on California's election system and what he called the excessive amount of time it takes the Democratic-controlled state to count votes ‌was the latest twist in his long-running narrative of elections being rigged against him and other Republicans. Controlling information Undermining democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/world/europe/vance-uk-stabbing-migrants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/world/europe/vance-uk-stabbing-migrants.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Vance claimed in a social media post that the murder of Henry Nowak in the UK last year by Vickrum Digwa, 23, was evidence that “European elites” had failed to oppose the “politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants.”. Mr Digwa is not an immigrant - he was born and raised in the UK. Nationalism Controlling information https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116715864662361245 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116715864662361245 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In a social media post, Donald Trump calls for the removal of the Senate Parliamentarian because she ruled against his proposal. The parliamentarian of the US Senate is the official advisor to the Senate on the interpretation of Standing Rules of the Senate and parliamentary procedure. An important role of the parliamentarian is to decide what can and cannot be done under the Senate's budget reconciliation process under the provisions of the Byrd Rule. These rulings are important because they allow certain bills to be approved by a simple majority, instead of the sixty votes needed to end debate and overcome a filibuster. Incumbent parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has held the office since 2012, appointed by then-Senate majority leader Harry Reid. Suppressing dissent Undermining democracy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/who-is-todd-blanche-trump-attorney-general-pick https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/who-is-todd-blanche-trump-attorney-general-pick Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Donald Trump formally nominates Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Blanche was a relatively unknown lawyer until he joined Trump’s legal team in March 2023, just after Trump was indicted for the first time in a New York state case involving a hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. His actions as Acting AG have left little doubt that Blanche and the justice department will do whatever it takes to serve Trump’s interests Corruption Suppressing dissent Undermining democracy https://newrepublic.com/article/211462/spanberger-assault-weapons-maga-attorneys https://newrepublic.com/article/211462/spanberger-assault-weapons-maga-attorneys Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Virginia Democrat Governor Spanberger signed an assault weapons ban into law in May 2026, but some county prosecutors in heavily pro-Trump areas are refusing to enforce it, undermining the democratic rule of law. Undermining democracy https://abcnews.com/US/georgian-migrant-50th-person-die-ice-detention-immigration/story https://abcnews.com/US/georgian-migrant-50th-person-die-ice-detention-immigration/story Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 43-year-old Georgian immigrant has died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a detention facility in Louisiana. The agency said the official cause of death is pending an autopsy. He is the 50th person to die in ICE detention since the second Trump administration. ICE said that Artmeladze was taken into custody in February in New Orleans during an operation "targeting commercial vehicle drivers who posed public safety risks." Nationalism https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/08/world-cup-referee-somalia-00953959 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/08/world-cup-referee-somalia-00953959 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A World Cup referee from Somalia has been denied entry to the U.S., forcing him out of the global sporting event just days before the first match. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) did not say why the referee was barred from entry, though Somalia is among about 40 countries designated for additional scrutiny or subject to travel bans under President Donald Trump. The decision to bar his entry comes amid widespread concern that Trump administration policies will hamper World Cup preparation as the U.S. prepares to host matches in 11 cities. Nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/ice-agents-new-york-city-tom-homan https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/ice-agents-new-york-city-tom-homan Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trumps' border czar Tom Homan threatened to dispatch a surge of ICE to New York City following a promise to NYC governor Katy Hochul that he would increase ICE presence in New York if the state passed legislation barring state and local law enforcement from working with immigration in New York jails. Hochul signed a bill to that effect into law in May 2026. Nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-walks-out-meet-the-press-nbc-interview https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-walks-out-meet-the-press-nbc-interview Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump walked out of an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press after he repeatedly made false claims that the US 2020 presidential elections was rigged in 2020 and questions around compensation for those charged in the January 6 insurrection. NBC host Kristen Welker had repeatedly asked him to provide evidence, which he did not, but in response accused her and the network of being "crooked". Controlling information https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-january-6-anti-weaponization-fund https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-january-6-anti-weaponization-fund Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump refused to definitively rule out compensating individuals who were charged with assaulting police officers when his supporters attacked the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 Undermining democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/politics/ebola-vaccines-kennedy-health-department.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/politics/ebola-vaccines-kennedy-health-department.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Robert F Kennedy Jr (RFK Jr), the Health Secretary, has shown little interest in managing the details of work in his department, according to multiple colleagues. Instead, they say, he is single-mindedly focused on his top priorities, including food recommendations and pesticide exposures, and hunting for evidence to support his long-held beliefs that vaccines are harmful. The secretary has surrounded himself with a close circle of handpicked advisers and stacked agencies with political appointees aligned with his views. Attacking science https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-d-day-post-ai-obama-library-b2991121.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-d-day-post-ai-obama-library-b2991121.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump marked D-Day with AI video of him riding a lion and photo portraying Obama library as trash can Controlling information https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5912737-california-election-fraud-probes/ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5912737-california-election-fraud-probes/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A federal prosecutor in California has opened probes into alleged voter fraud in the state after President Trump accused Democrats of “cheating” in the primary elections this week. Suppressing dissent Undermining democracy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/06/us-threatens-to-reconsider-role-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-amid-rift-with-europe https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/06/us-threatens-to-reconsider-role-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-amid-rift-with-europe Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT US threatens to reconsider role in Bosnia and Herzegovina over a top administrative post after European states refused to back the US preferred candidate to become the new High Representative for the international community. Foreign policy https://thehill.com/policy/international/5913215-hegseth-normandy-d-day-speech-europe-allies-immigration/ https://thehill.com/policy/international/5913215-hegseth-normandy-d-day-speech-europe-allies-immigration/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed in a D-Day speech that Europe was being swamped by dangerous ideologies. He stated “Sadly, today different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies,”, adding that “boats and men” were arriving on the shores of Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria. And further “When will European capitals do something about that invasion, or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not,”. This echoed the Great Replacement theory which claims the culture of white Europeans and Americans is being undermined by people of color from Africa and Asia. Nationalism Foreign policy Controlling information https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-statue-of-liberty-appeals-court-b2990601.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-statue-of-liberty-appeals-court-b2990601.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nothing can stop Donald Trump’s administration from building a massive ballroom on the White House grounds, even if courts find that the government illegally demolished the East Wing and started construction on the $400 million project without permission from Congress, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). On questioning from the judge, the DOJ also argued that nothing could stop Trump bulldozing the Statue of Liberty if he chose Undermining democracy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/climate/national-forests-off-road-vehicles-public-lands-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/climate/national-forests-off-road-vehicles-public-lands-trump.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration is preparing to allow off-road vehicles on millions of acres of national forest land. The move is a companion to President Trump’s decision on May 29 to repeal two executive orders that for decades had protected other public lands, including most national parks, from ATVs, dirt bikes and other off-road vehicles. Attacking science https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/patel-firings-richmond-memo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/politics/patel-firings-richmond-memo.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration on Friday fired five FBI employees tied to a 2023 internal intelligence document that conservatives have said was anti-Catholic, according to people familiar with the dismissals. The decision by Kash Patel, the FBI director, is the latest move by the administration to push out law enforcement personnel it accuses of “weaponizing” the government against President Trump, his supporters and conservatives generally. Some former federal law enforcement officials have said those efforts amount to a purge of the ranks of independent civil servants, turning law enforcement agencies into ideologically driven arms of the presidency. Suppressing dissent Hollowing state Undermining democracy https://www.reuters.com/world/fda-launches-study-abortion-pill-safety-wsj-reports-2026-06-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/fda-launches-study-abortion-pill-safety-wsj-reports-2026-06-05/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The FDA has launched a safety study of the abortion pill, also called mifepristone, a step that could pave the way for the Trump administration to restrict ​how it is distributed and used. Medical abortion, typically a two-drug ​regimen consisting of mifepristone followed by misoprostol, accounts for about two-thirds of ​U.S. abortions ⁠and is used to terminate a pregnancy within the first 10 weeks. Abortion rights advocates have called the legal challenges to mifepristone the biggest threat to abortion access in the U.S. Attacking science https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-asks-banks-monitor-employers-paying-unlawful-workers-2026-06-05/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-asks-banks-monitor-employers-paying-unlawful-workers-2026-06-05/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. Department of the Treasury called ​on U.S. banks to detect ‌and report identity theft, payroll fraud and other illicit activities tied to ​people not authorized to work ​in the United States. This comes following an executive order from May'26 directing financial institutions to increase ​their scrutiny of non-citizens' banking activities. Nationalism Weakening civil rights https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-urges-pulte-fire-intelligence-community-employees-wsj-reports-2026-06-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-urges-pulte-fire-intelligence-community-employees-wsj-reports-2026-06-05/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump told the Wall ‌Street Journal that he wants acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to begin the process of firing a ​large number of employees as part of ​a shake-up of the U.S. intelligence community. Hollowing state https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-denied-food-water https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-denied-food-water Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Detainees at Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail said guards were denying them food and fresh water until they signed documents presented to them in English that they did not understand. Nationalism Weakening civil rights https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/pentagon-religions-faith-military.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/pentagon-religions-faith-military.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In a new policy, the Pentagon cut religious identities for service personnel from 180 to just 33, of which 22 are Christian. Although the Pentagon claimed the policy was an administrative exercise, Defense Secretary Hegseth back in March '26 had stated that the military’s chaplain corps had been “infected by political correctness and secular humanism” under previous administrations. Nationalism Weakening civil rights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/ice-deaths-data-memo https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/ice-deaths-data-memo Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A memo issued by the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, David Venturella, has ordered the federal agency to cease reporting the deaths of newly released detainees. This rescinds a 2021 policy implemented by the Biden administration that required ICE to report to Congress and investigate deaths of detainees that occur within 30 days of their release. Nationalism Weakening civil rights https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/121619 https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/121619 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting, as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research. Attacking science Suppressing dissent https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/us-sanctions-cuba-president-castro-family https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/us-sanctions-cuba-president-castro-family Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US announced new economic sanctions on Cuba’s president and some of his immediate family as well as members of the Castro family. State Secretary Marco Rubio, said on X that the US was “targeting the network that enables and funds Cuba’s subversive and radical operations” because the US would “no longer tolerate radical Marxist regimes” exporting their “poisonous and evil ‘revolution’” to the US and elsewhere. Foreign policy https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-administration-auction-oil-drilling-rights-alaska-wildlife-refuge-2026-06-05/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-administration-auction-oil-drilling-rights-alaska-wildlife-refuge-2026-06-05/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT U.S. plans to auction 689,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an ​arm of the Department of the Interior, offered 60 tracts in the refuge for auction to oil and gas drillers Attacking science https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-approves-70-billion-trump-migrant-deportations-2026-06-05/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-approves-70-billion-trump-migrant-deportations-2026-06-05/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A ​majority of ‌the U.S. Senate on ​Friday ​voted to pass ⁠legislation ​providing an ​additional $70 billion for migrant law-enforcement ​operations, ​including President Donald ‌Trump's ⁠aggressive deportation program. Nationalism https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/us-government-criticises-two-tier-uk-policing-henry-nowak https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/us-government-criticises-two-tier-uk-policing-henry-nowak Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US state department has criticised “two-tiered policing” in Britain in a social media post offering condolences to the family of the murder victim Henry Nowak, in a thinly veiled rebuke of the UK government. In a post on X, the department said: “Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilisational decline. They must be rejected across the West. By talking of "two tier policing" the US is echoing the language of Elon Musk and the far right in Britain, including Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage Nationalism Foreign policy https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/39079 https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/39079 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In a social media post, Donald Trump attacks Fox News anchor Karl Rove saynig "he suffers from a completely inoperable, and totally dysfunctional, case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Put Karl Rove out to pasture, NOW. He is a LOSER, and he always will be!" Suppressing dissent Undermining democracy https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116693346120029554 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116693346120029554 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In a social media post, Donald Trump said "I believe we have the Most Dishonest Elections of any Country, anywhere in the World!". This is not true and undermines people's faith in the outcome of elections. it also sets expectations for if the Republicans lose the midterms. Controlling information Undermining democracy https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116694623719827006 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116694623719827006 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In a social media post, Donald Trump baselessly accuses the state of California of election rigging. This was part of a whole series of social media posts accusing California of rigging the primaries for Governor and Mayor of LA. Controlling information Suppressing dissent Undermining democracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/04/donors-won-50b-contracts-after-giving-trump-ballroom-project-report-says/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/04/donors-won-50b-contracts-after-giving-trump-ballroom-project-report-says/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds. President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for corruption Corruption https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-bill-pulte-national-intelligence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-bill-pulte-national-intelligence Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump has suggested his controversial ally Bill Pulte will investigate “rigged elections” while serving as the country’s top intelligence official, as the US president continues to make unfounded allegations about voting. Undermining democracy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-coal-defense-production-act https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-coal-defense-production-act Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump is using wartime presidential authority to hand $700m to coal-fired power plants in the US, the latest move by the president to bolster what he called “clean, beautiful coal”, despite it being the dirtiest of fossil fuels. Attacking science https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/03/60-minutes-scott-pelley-cbs-accusations https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/03/60-minutes-scott-pelley-cbs-accusations Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, who was fired by CBS News two days ago after clashing with the network’s new management, issued a public statement accusing the network’s new executives of silencing employees and claiming they instructed him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his reporting. His dismissal came after CBS News management stunned staffers last week by firing the network’s executive producer, executive editor and two correspondents, without giving a specific reason. The new editor-in-chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, is considered a Trump ally. Controlling information https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-revokes-endangered-species-listing-permian-basin-lizard-resolves-texas-2026-06-04/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-revokes-endangered-species-listing-permian-basin-lizard-resolves-texas-2026-06-04/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration agreed to strip endangered ​species protection from a lizard whose habitat overlapped the largest oil-producing region in the United ‌States, settling a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. It is the latest environmental rollback under President Donald Trump, a Republican who has ​pushed to dismantle regulations in a bid to reduce costs for industry and boost domestic ​energy production. Critics say his efforts weaken protections for air, water and public health. Attacking science https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-probes-15-medical-schools-over-admissions-policy-2026-06-04/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-probes-15-medical-schools-over-admissions-policy-2026-06-04/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ‌U.S. Justice Department said it had opened civil rights ​investigations into 15 medical ​schools examining potential race discrimination over their alleged ⁠use of race in ​admissions. The department said in a ​statement the probes would examine whether the schools, each of which receives millions ​of dollars in federal ​funding, are complying with a Supreme Court ‌decision ⁠that barred race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities. The statement did not specify which schools are ​under investigation. Weakening civil rights Attacking education https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5910195-trump-cuts-hawaii-medicaid-funding/ https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5910195-trump-cuts-hawaii-medicaid-funding/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Trump administration is cutting off $3 million in federal funding to Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program after it failed to bring a single indictment or conviction over the past four years. Without a certified fraud control unit, the state’s Medicaid funding could be at risk. Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez disagreed with the administration's accusations and said the fraud control unit has recovered more than $14 million in judgments, settlements and recoveries since 2021. It also filed criminal charges earlier this year against two people, one of whom has already pleaded no contest. Suppressing dissent https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5910245-senate-gop-amendment-anti-weaponization-fund/ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5910245-senate-gop-amendment-anti-weaponization-fund/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Senate Republicans voted on Thursday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to prohibit the Justice Department from establishing a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for MAGA allies, a proposal that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers this week the administration would abandon the proposed fund. Schumer, however, has dismissed that pledge from the administration as “worthless.” Corruption Undermining democracy https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5908663-trump-attacks-cnn-kaitlan-collins/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5908663-trump-attacks-cnn-kaitlan-collins/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump attacked CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins during a press briefing, accusing her of having “hatred in her eyes”. He further attacked CNN calling it “crooked as hell” and “a very corrupt organization” Suppressing dissent https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-order-federal-workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-order-federal-workers Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trump signed an executive order which is designed to strip job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers. The director of the office of personnel management (OPM) stated “You can have any political views, but if you allow those views to basically interfere with your willingness to actually carry out lawful orders and policy directives with the administration, then this provides a mechanism obviously for people in those agencies to be able to be removed effectively at will,” . The latest order shows Trump is persisting in his efforts to discipline and fire career employees whom he sees as undermining his political goals. Weakening civil rights Suppressing dissent Hollowing state https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/us-boat-strike-eastern-pacific-ocean https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/us-boat-strike-eastern-pacific-ocean Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US military struck another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific. Two people were killed, which brings the total death toll to at least 207 since early September 2025. Foreign policy