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Shelley Moore Capito worries cuts to Education Department office will undermine efforts to combat antisemitism

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) warned Tuesday that cuts to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights could undermine efforts to protect Jewish students amid a surge of antisemitic incidents on college campuses. During a hearing about the Education Department budget on Tuesday with Secretary Linda McMahon, Capito raised concerns about the rise of […]

Massive plume from Sahara Desert heads to US

A dust cloud from the Sahara Desert blanketing regions from Jamaica to the eastern Caribbean is expected to reach Florida and the Gulf region of the United States this week.  The cloud, also called a dust plume, extended around 2,000 miles, reaching most of the Caribbean on Monday. The dust should hit Florida, Louisiana, Alabama […]

Bowser hit with ethics complaint over travel paid for by Qatar

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser faces a possible investigation over her alleged acceptance of lavish gifts from Qatar during several trips. A complaint filed by the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust to the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability claimed the mayor illegally accepted gifts and lavish trips to Doha, Qatar, for the 2023 […]

Trump pulling NASA nominee exposed by the Washington Examiner part of ‘America First’ mission

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the nomination of billionaire commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman as his next NASA administrator. White House officials had previously raised concerns about Isaacman’s past donations to Democrats as justification for the president’s personnel move, but various industry insiders and Republican aides say those […]

Virginia AG refers Loudoun County schools locker room case to DOJ after Title IX investigation

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has referred Loudoun County Public Schools to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education following a state Title IX investigation into the school system’s alleged mishandling of a locker room incident involving a transgender student illicitly filming three sophomore boys. LCPS had brought Title IX sexual harassment allegations against the […]

Liberal opposition leader wins South Korean election to replace deposed president

Democratic Party of South Korea candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win the South Korean presidential election, marking a sharp change in direction for the nation. Lee rode a wave of resentment toward ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party, blaming the disgraced statesman and his cohort for the nation’s political […]

ICE arrests wife and children of Boulder attack suspect Mahomed Sabry Soliman

The Trump administration has dispatched federal immigration officers in Colorado to arrest the wife and children of Boulder attack suspect, Mahomed Sabry Soliman. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday afternoon that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had moved to take into custody the family of Soliman, who was arrested and charged for using […]

White House sends ‘friendly reminder’ to trading partners before ‘Liberation Day’ tariff deadline

The White House confirmed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative sent a letter to the country’s trading partners before President Donald Trump‘s Liberation Day tariffs take effect on July 9. “USTR sent this letter to all of our trading partners just to give them a friendly reminder that the deadline is coming up,” press […]

Steve Bannon’s podcast returns to Spotify after five-year ban

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon saw his podcast War Room return to Spotify this week after being banned for five years. War Room was not allowed on Spotify and most other streaming services after an episode in November 2020 in which Bannon threatened former FBI Director Christopher Wray and former National Institute of […]

FEMA taking hurricane season planning ‘seriously,’ Leavitt insists

The White House maintained that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken hurricane season planning “seriously,” despite recent reports that its leadership has scrapped its response plan and joked about the matter in formal meetings. With the start of the six-month hurricane season on Sunday, FEMA has faced growing scrutiny and criticism over its preparedness to respond […]
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