NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS

A barrage of executive orders from President Trump has affected the work of many, including faith based resettlement agencies across the country. The main challenge these agencies are facing: no reimbursement from the federal government.

Today on The Rundown, panelists digest President Donald Trump’s first week back in office, and how his many executive orders could impact western Massachusetts.

A new report conducted by a Boston-based law firm hired by the University of Massachusetts looks closely at the Amherst campus' police response during the 2024 student protests connected to the War in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

Omar Dahi, an economics professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, said there was a lot going through his mind as news came about the overthrow of Syria's authoritarian regime.

Some colleges and universities, including the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest if students and academics travel outside the U.S. during winter break, consider returning before Jan. 20, 2025, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Immigrant advocacy groups in western Massachusetts are seeking resources in the event president-elect Donald Trump ends a program allowing migrants who escaped conflict in their country to stay in the U.S. and work legally.

Forty tents set up on-campus Monday by University of Massachusetts Amherst students protesting the war in Gaza and the school's financial ties to Israeli companies have been taken down. Their protest continues.

On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate will take up a bill to reform and codify the state's framework for sexual health education. The chamber has passed similar legislation four times previously.

A former OceanGate employee was allegedly fired for raising safety issues, and a reporter who rode the vessel last year said there's no emergency contact system.

The charges, which are expected to be released in coming days, make Trump the first former president in United States history to be criminally indicted.