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(Newser) - President Trump confirmed over the weekend that he proposed sending US troops into Mexico to help fight drug cartels—an idea Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected, the AP reports. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, claimed Sheinbaum turned down the suggestion out of fear of the cartels,...

(Newser) - PBS and NPR promised to fight back Friday after President Trump signed an order to block their federal funding , calling the move illegal and a threat to public broadcasting's future. As that battle is fought, the fate of local stations across the country hangs in the balance, the...

(Newser) - President Trump issued new executive orders Wednesday targeting US colleges and the accrediting organizations that oversee them, part of his campaign against "wokeness" and DEI efforts in higher education. One order calls for tougher enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. This federal law, passed in...