Trump’s Federal Funding Fiasco

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Jan 30, 202542:46News & Politics

This week, the Trump administration oversaw a federal funding fiasco. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo attacking DEI programs and putting trillions in government funding at risk. States sued, and the adm...

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