National News

President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars supporting illegal immigration, according to the Guardian.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority also said it filed papers in federal court to keep the program running.

Washington lawmakers are working to rearrange how Medicaid is funded and controlled, including adding work requirements, according to the Associated Press.

Advocates for the 9/11 community are warning of staffing cuts at a federal program that helps first responders and others sickened by toxic smoke and debris receive medical help, according to Spectrum News New York 1.

Internal documents revealing workers rated as "exceptional" raise concerns over the administration’s workforce restructuring.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he will reinstate ICE on Rikers Island. Meanwhile, six federal officials resigned after being ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice to drop the mayor's federal corruption case.

U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said she sued Governor Kathy Hochul, New York Attorney General Letitia James and the head of the state DMV. Meanwhile, $80 million in federal funds allotted for shelter operations were taken from city coffers by Washington.

The Institute of Education Sciences faces widespread contract terminations as the Department of Government Efficiency eliminates key education research programs.

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told prosecutors in New York that they were “directed to dismiss” the bribery charges against Eric Adams immediately, the Associated Press reported.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with 20 other attorneys general, said the buyouts will affect support for veterans, health care, disaster response and more.