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The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $
100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations
was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan sided with The Authors Guild, several other groups and several people who had their grants canceled and sued DOGE and the National…

Judge rules government illegally canceled more than $100 million in humanities grants
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional. Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday sided with The Authors Guild and others who sued DOGE and the National Endowment for the Humanities. She permanently barred the administration from terminating the grants. The judge also criticized DOGE's use of artificial intelligence to label and target projects as "diversity, equity and inclusion. Several groups t…

Julie Bishop has resigned as Chancellor of the Australian National University, seven months before her term was due to finish. 🎉
#ANU #Bishop #Canberra

Julie Bishop resigns as Chancellor of ANU | Canberra Daily
Julie Bishop has resigned as Chancellor of the Australian National University, seven months before her term was due to finish.

An Indianapolis city councilor says his home was targeted in what appeared to be a politically motivated shooting over a proposed data center in the city (Kiki Intarasuwan/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indianapolis-councilor-ron-gibson…

Indianapolis city councilor says his home was shot at 13 times, "No Data Centers" sign left behind
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers found evidence of gunshots and believe it was "an isolated, targeted incident."

A special counsel has been appointed to investigate a Trump administration lawyer for possible misconduct. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/07/us/trump-news#special-counsel-lawyer-misconduct

US launches review of Mexican consulates (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-launches-review-mexican-consulates-2026-05-07/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260507/p114#a260507p114

Mira, censurando obras de teatro, como con Franco https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/concejala-pp-collado-villalba-cancela-directo-monologo-mujer-luego-pide-perdon_1_13050067.html

Groundwater contamination was top of mind when Medcalf heard about a new draft bill crafted by the House of Representatives in January.
The bill would amend large portions of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act
— a series of EPA regulations meant to police the manufacturing, processing and use of chemical substances,
including such contaminants as those found at Jones Road.
In 2016, Congress reformed the act, commonly referred to as

After Years of Gains, GOP Pushes to Roll Back Chemical Regulations
In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state's petrochemical industry.

Viewpoint discrimination.
Judge Rules Trump Administration's Cancellation of Humanities Grants Was Unconstitutional
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington-dc/articles/2026-05-07/judge-rules-trump-administrations-cancellation-of-humanities-grants-was-unconstitutional

State Department reviewing all Mexican consulates in U.S. as tensions grow (Olivia Gazis/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-department-reviewing-all-mexican-consulates-in-u-s-as-tensions-grow/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260507/p111#a260507p111

Judge Rules U.S. Unlawfully Canceled Harvard Medical School Researcher's Visa (The Harvard Crimson)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/8/petrova-visa-cancelled-unlawful/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260408/p67#a260408p67