Live updates and the latest news as members of Congress return to their districts after the House advanced sprawling legislation to advance the Republican agenda.

The Trump administration is expected to soon cancel any remaining federal contracts with Harvard University, the latest escalation in the government’s ongoing war against the storied university. The U.

This comes after Harvard announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to withhold federal funding from the state of California over a transgender athlete’s participation in an upcoming sporting event – the latest example of the president trying to use funding as leverage to enact his agenda.

California is the second state to enter Trump’s cross-hairs over transgender athletes participation in youth sports. Last month, Trump began the process of stripping Maine of federal education dollars in a battle over the issue between the president and Maine Gov. Janet Mills. The dispute immediately landed in court.

A letter to federal agencies will instruct them to end contracts, totaling about $100 million. It is meant to sever the government’s remaining ties with Harvard.

Trump wished a "Happy Memorial Day to all, including the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country."

President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day by posting an all-caps rant on social media that attacked Democrats as “scum” and condemned federal judges as “monsters.” Trump’s grievance-filled message on Truth Social on Monday,

A screenshot shared online in late May 2025 authentically showed a Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump wishing a happy Memorial Day to "the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country.

President Donald Trump’s media company says institutional investors will buy $2.5 billion of the company’s stock, with the proceeds going to build up a bitcoin reserve

U.S. President Donald Trump's social media firm, Trump Media & Technology Group , plans to raise about $3 billion to spend on cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the Financial Times reported on Monday,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “playing with fire,” as Moscow continues battering Ukraine in the face of Trump’s attempts to broker a peace deal to end the war.

"What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

President Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia launched its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine over the weekend. Mr. Trump said he's considering sanctions against Russia.