In addition to reminding colleges and universities of their “shared responsibility” to make sure taxpayers aren’t burdened with unpaid bills, the Department of Education initiated collecting on federal student loans that had fallen into default on Monday. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, collections had been suspended since March 2020. The resumption is anticipated to affect…
On Monday, the Trump administration urged a federal district court to drop a lawsuit that contested the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to make the popular abortion drug mifepristone more widely available. Missouri, Idaho, and Kansas are the three states pursuing the action, and Justice Department attorneys said in a petition with the U.S. district…
Brian Kemp, a two-term Republican governor and the GOP’s top Senate candidate in Georgia, a battleground for the midterm elections next year, declared on Monday that he would not be running for office. “Over the last few weeks, I have had many conversations with friends, supporters, and leaders across the country who encouraged me to…
The Education Department said Monday that Harvard University will not be eligible for any additional federal funding until it complies with a number of requirements set forth by the administration of President Donald Trump. The move, which was detailed in a letter to the president of Harvard, represents a significant intensification of Trump’s conflict with…
The largest day-one school choice program in the country was established on Saturday afternoon when Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2, which established the education savings account (ESA) program, into law. Abbott will finally push one of his top goals across the finish line after repeated unsuccessful attempts, alleged threats against Republican House…
This week, as the conference seeks to push its package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities, House Republicans are searching for agreements on Medicaid cuts, the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, and other controversial issues. The pursuit of agreement coincides with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) ambitious plan to have the “one big, beautiful…
Ahead to Zohran Mamdani’s rally at Brooklyn Steel on Sunday, Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of Kamala Harris, the unsuccessful presidential candidate, formally endorsed the Democratic socialist candidate for mayor of New York City. The same evening when hundreds of millennials and Gen Zers crowded into the music venue for the left-leaning politician’s campaign event, the…
On Sunday evening, former Vice President Mike Pence received recognition for his defiance of his then-boss, President Donald Trump, on January 6, 2021. For his unwillingness to abide by Trump’s request to have the 2020 presidential election results overturned, Pence was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Instead, he oversaw the legislative…
Alcatraz, a former federal prison that is now a national park, will “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz,” according to a statement made by President Donald Trump on Sunday. “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ! For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never…
While appealing a ruling that barred the advisory group, the Trump administration on Friday requested that the Supreme Court grant the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to the personal information of millions of Americans that was kept by the Social Security Administration (SSA). In the emergency application, the justices are asked to overturn a…
