Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a far bigger drop than in the same period of his first term, according to a new report from a watchdog group.
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“I was very angry and baffled because this is a Historically Black College and University,” she said. “For them to say we can’t use the word ‘black’ was kind of insane.”
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Steward says she was told those terms could not be broadcast or published in event materials. Because of that, she says her organization was pushed to abbreviate or remove language tied directly to Black History Month.
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She says specific words were flagged and blocked.
Those words included “black,” “affirmative action,” and “women.”
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According to Steward, the issues came up during the approval process for event flyers, according to News 6.
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Aaliyah Steward, a final year student at the Florida A&M University College of Law, says she ran into repeated barriers while promoting Black History Month events for the Black Law Students Association.
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Florida’s DEI crackdown is still rippling across college campuses, and now a law student at Florida A&M University says it reached Black History Month.
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This travel warning, which includes a FIFA World Cup alert from the Florida Immigrant Coalition, comes following Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' recent law enactment that requires all state and local officials in Florida to fully cooperate with ICE.
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even U.S. citizens were "detained, questioned, held in immigration custody, or removed from the United States," following their encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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In a press release email sent to TheTravel, civil rights groups, community, immigration, and human rights leaders said that there have been growing instances where international visitors, lawful residents, and
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"Florida is no longer a safe destination," along with the possible dangers they might encounter in the United States, particularly in Miami, amid President Donald Trump's stricter immigration crackdown.
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Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, a Coalition of Human Rights Organizations has just issued an abrupt travel alert for Florida, warning international tourists that
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Hungary has long pushed back against broader EU efforts to cut dependence on Russian energy, wielding its veto power to block sanctions against Moscow and withhold aid to Ukraine.
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designed monstrosity,” Blehar said. “… Naming it after Trump feels almost appropriate in that sense, like naming a sewage treatment plant after him.”
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“[A]s a former D.C.-area native, I consider Dulles Airport to be one of the most odious cesspools in America. I would not be caught dead flying into or out of that ill-
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Blehar said he doubted Trump even knew who John Foster Dulles was, and would probably “have preferred” to rename the Reagan National Airport “but even MAGA might spit the bit at the idea of Trump’s name replacing the Gipper’s.
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Trump is holding up millions of dollars of federal funding for New York and New Jersey, and has informed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he will release it in exchange for either Dulles International Airport (in Northern Virginia) or Penn Station (in New York City) being renamed after him.
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National Review writer Jeffrey Blehar says he’s certain President Donald Trump did indeed demand his name be slammed onto blue state airports in exchange for previously appropriated federal transportation money.
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"Since China does business with Iran and nearly every country does business with China, if Trump follows through the affordability crisis will get worse," the chief economist and global strategist for Europac then added Sunday.
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"Trump threatened to hit Americans with 25% tariffs on imports from countries that directly or indirectly do business with Iran," Schiff said, noting the follow-up effects of that move.
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In Connecticut, auditors reported that the state did not adequately review financial reports from more than 130 subcontractors receiving $53.6 million in TANF funds, making it difficult to confirm whether the money was spent on approved purposes.
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Audits conducted in multiple states have uncovered persistent problems with oversight and financial reporting.
In Louisiana, in 2024 state officials failed to verify required work participation hours tied to TANF eligibility - the 13th straight year auditors flagged the same issue
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Federal data shows that about 849,000 families received monthly TANF payments in fiscal year 2025, down from approximately 1.9 million families in 2010.
Instead, states have increasingly directed funds to contractors, nonprofits and other government programs.
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Hayden Dublois of the Foundation for Government Accountability described the system's lack of oversight as 'fraud by design.'
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