Trump administration

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Parents hit hard by high cost of back-to-school supplies

USA/School supplies—   By Mark Richarson, produer, Michigan News Connection, bureau of Public News Service.   Back-to-school season brings new classes, new routines and new bills. This fall, many parents across the country face higher prices for supplies, clothes, food and transportation. The pressure hits especially hard in Michigan, where education advocates said a full school year will cost families close to […]
Saturday, September 5, 2026

US national parks squeezed by budget cuts and summer crowds

USA/National parks—   By Eric Galatas, producer, Wyoming News Service, bureau of Public News Service.   Grand Teton, Yellowstone and other national parks saw visitation numbers back at pre-pandemic highs this summer. At the most popular parks, visitors had to navigate long lines, noise, packed parking lots and throngs of other tourists. Michael Childers, author of the new book “The Mountains Are […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026

US student loan burden a growing affordability crisis

USA/finances— By Danielle Smith, producer, Keystone State News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Americans are struggling to keep up with their payments as changes to the federal student loan system resulting from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect. One in five borrowers, or nearly 9 million Americans, is in default. Jessica Newell, a middle […]
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

A recent poll shows election security concerns increasing among US voters

USA/Elections—   By Nadia Ramlagan, producer, Kentucky News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.    A new Gallup-Charles F. Kettering Foundation poll finds more than 70% of Americans are worried about different parts of the election process. According to the poll, 67% of respondents worry political leaders will pressure election officials to change election outcomes, and 52% are concerned about people […]
Thursday, July 9, 2026

GOP policies reportedly cost families at least $2,000 since 2025

USA/Economy- By Suzanne Potter, producer, Public News Service.   A new report showed the average American family’s costs have risen by at least $2,000 since Republicans passed a federal budget bill last summer. Researchers from the nonprofit environmental organization Climate Power and the Center for American Progress Action Fund found households are paying more for gas, utilities, groceries, and healthcare. Jesse Lee, […]
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Judge’s order halts Trump administration efforts to rewrite history

USA/Sunday Feature—   By Freda Ross, producer, Mississippi News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   The Trump administration has been ordered to return historical items to the Medgar and Myrtle Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi. They were removed as part of a nationwide sweep of exhibits and signs the administration deemed “disparaging to Americans past or living.” Medgar […]
Friday, February 20, 2026

Lawsuit filed to stop Trump administration from erasing history and science in national parks

USA/Lawsuits—   Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   A coalition of conservation groups, park groups, scientists, and historians filed a lawsuit this week against the Trump administration over censorship at National Park Service sites. President Donald Trump ordered a review of all signs and educational materials to ensure they focus on natural beauty and grandeur, […]
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Trump administration demands health data from California

Medi-Cal data sought—   Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   The Trump administration is now demanding immigration data for all Medi-Cal recipients. The feds just sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, citing concern that undocumented immigrants may be receiving full-scope Medi-Cal, and alleging fraud in home care and hospice programs. Last spring, California officials […]
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Governor Gavin Newsom reacts to latest violence in Minnesota

CA / ICE Crackdown—   Governor Gavin Newsom urged Californians to know their rights and to take action in the wake of “another violent killing” by ICE agents in Minnesota. Newsom responded to the latest tragic death by federal agents in a news release on Saturday, January 24. Newsom called on residents to protect their rights and demand congressional action. […]