Warren investigates impact on students, teachers from Education Dept. cuts

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Save Our Schools campaign is launching a comprehensive investigation into the Trump administration’s effort to close the Department of Education. “I’m opening this investigation to hear directly from students, parents, teachers, and borrowers who are being hurt by Trump’s dangerous agenda,” Warren wrote in a statement obtained first by ABC News. … Read more

Trump-aligned lobbyists flourish as companies flock to try to gain administration’s favor

Several lobbyists who helped Donald Trump raise campaign and inaugural funds are now making an unprecedented amount of money on corporate lobbying — profiting off of major corporations’ efforts to gain favor with the Trump administration in its second term, financial disclosures show. From Blue Origin and Palantir to Nasdaq and the NFL, hundreds of … Read more

Russia launches ‘massive’ deadly strike on Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities say

LONDON — At least nine people were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight Russian attack on several districts and residential areas in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. Russian attack drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration. “Overnight, Russia held a massive attack on Ukraine,” … Read more