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House Republicans introduce bill to erase USAID
House Republicans introduce bill to erase USAID
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Chip Roy introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the beleaguered U.S. Agency for International Development. Source link
History Warns Us About Cabinet Members Like RFK Jr.
If RFK is confirmed, he is likely to fail for reasons similar to past political choices for the cabinet. Source link
Alaska lawmakers officially oppose Trump's push to change Denali to Mount McKinley
Alaska lawmakers officially oppose Trump's push to change Denali to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature wants President Trump to rethink his order renaming North America's tallest peak. Source link
House Democrats demand end to 'illegal' work stoppage at CFPB
House Democrats demand end to 'illegal' work stoppage at CFPB
Dozens of House Democrats are alarmed by the Trump administration's next target in its cost-cutting quest: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Source link
The U.S. stopped allowing passport gender marker changes. Here are some of the people affected
The U.S. stopped allowing passport gender marker changes. Here are some of the people affected
The day after President Donald Trump returned to office, Lisa Suhay took her 21-year-old daughter, Mellow, to a passport office in Norfolk, Virginia, where they live. Source link
The last straw from Trump: Out with paper, back to plastic
The last straw from Trump: Out with paper, back to plastic
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday that, in the coming week, he would be signing an executive order to make the federal government go back to using...
Trump says white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the U.S. They say no thanks
Trump says white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the U.S. They say no thanks
Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by...
Europe's far-right leaders applaud Trump and downplay threat of possible U.S. tariffs
Europe's far-right leaders applaud Trump and downplay threat of possible U.S. tariffs
Europe's far-right leaders applauded U.S. President Donald Trump's agenda and spoke of the turning point it presented Europe at an event Saturday organized by Spain's Vox party in Madrid...
DOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee's law restricting transgender treatments on children
DOJ flips position, now supports Tennessee's law restricting transgender treatments on children
The Justice Department, now under President Trump's control, on Friday said it switched legal positions and backs Tennessee's law limiting the ability of doctors to prescribe puberty blockers or...
The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspaces
The Trump administration is throwing more Pentagon reporters out of their workspaces
The Trump administration on Friday doubled the number of news organizations it is evicting from their workspaces at the Pentagon in order to rotate in more friendly outlets. ...
Trump fires U.S. archivist after battle over secret documents
Trump fires U.S. archivist after battle over secret documents
The Archivist of the U.S. said Friday she has been fired by President Trump, adding another scalp to the new administration's list. Source link
DEI in Higher Ed Hasn’t Been Defeated. It’s Just Going Underground
The anti-DEI policies and laws enacted in the past few years may end up being symbolic, rather than truly transformative, if they don’t account for this reality. Source...