With the change, the Trump administration has also backed away from a signature effort to stay ahead of China in the A.I. race. The U.S. government had been concerned that the Chinese military could use A.I. chips to coordinate attacks and develop weapons and had also wanted to preserve the U.S. lead in developing A.I. systems.

Federal funds for adult education services were among those blocked by the Trump administration on July 1, causing immediate cuts to Alaska adult education and workforce development programs and staff layoffs.

Harvard University faces a billion-dollar hit as the Trump administration freezes $2.6 billion in research funds, hikes taxes on its endowment, and pushes a 15% cap on international student enrollment.

During remarks on the House floor, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) decried the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump Administration to advance with mass layoffs and cuts at the Department of Education.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for mass Education Department layoffs, bolstering President Donald Trump’s federal workforce cuts while legal battles continue.

Cleveland is bracing for a potential $28 million shortfall in federal funding that could devastate the community development department and a dozen neighborhood nonprofits.

During her remarks in a Senate hearing in June, Senator Patty Murray sounded the alarm over President Trump's reckless layoffs. Murray stated, "It just seems really ridiculous."

Layoffs will be implemented at USC, interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in a letter to the university's faculty and staff on Monday.