Takeaways From AP’s Report About Cuts to Government Grants for Nonprofits

Now able to endorse political candidates, Ohio churches express interest in staying neutral

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Although the IRS announced this month it is reversing precedent by allowing tax-exempt houses of worship to endorse political candidates, some Ohio faith organizations say their churches will remain neutral. Cause of death for celebrity chef Anne Burrell released In a July 7 court filing, the IRS said it will relax enforcement of a 1954 provision in the U.S. tax code called the Johnson Amendment, which said that ch…

‘Defending migrants ’cuz the Pope said so’: How faith leaders are risking everything at the U.S.-Mexico border

By Adelina Romero & Rebecca Raghunath | Edited by Angela Kocherga & Alfredo CorchadoEL PASO, TEXAS — Seven months into President Donald Trump’s second term, sweeping changes to federal immigration policy have escalated deportations, cut millions of dollars in federal funding to nonprofits providing legal aid for immigrants, and revoked protections for sensitive spaces, including churches.

Nonprofits Sue Trump Admin Over Anti-DEI Funding Rules

Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty The Trump administration clearly believes being elected for a second term gives them carte blanche to move however they please—laws and limits be damned. While Trump certainly moved fast and broke a lot of things in his early months, many of those moves are now being challenged in court. Over 20 nonprofits providing support for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence have filed a lawsuit against …

Trump’s Attack On Research Funding Hurt Your State University, Too

A new report from the Center for American Progress shows that President Donald Trump’s effort to punish “woke” colleges by terminating research grants is harming universities in both red and blue states.

Feds Axed Grants Across Red, Blue States, Report Finds

The Center for American Progress says the Trump administration has targeted for termination more than 4,000 grants across over 600 institutions. Adjusting for statewide enrollment, South Dakota is hit harder than Massachusetts. The Trump administration’s cancellation of federal funds for highly selective universities in blue states has drawn national media attention. But a new report from a left-leaning think tank stresses that the federal gover…

Tribal grants at risk under Trump administration proposed spending freeze

The Trump administration’s proposed freeze on federal grants would cut $24.5 billion in funding to Native communities for health, law enforcement, education and key social services, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Brookings Institution. The cuts, if they gain approval through the courts, would violate treaty obligations to tribal nations and impact nearly every tribe across the United...