Berkeley Unified School District in California is at the center of a federal antisemitic bullying complaint fueled by teachers and students engaging in “severe and persistent” harassment of Jewish children, according to a federal civil rights filing. The complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights details four months of […]
The University of Florida has fired all staff related to its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. University officials announced Friday that the school has closed down its “Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and halted DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors” in order to comply with a regulation banning expenditures […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) gave his clearest indication yet that he will run to replace Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when the minority leader steps down in November. “I’m seriously considering it,” he said Friday on The Charlie Kirk Show. Scott ran for the post over a year ago, posing the first challenge to McConnell’s 17-year tenure […]
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley portrayed herself and her supporters as not “anti-Trump” before Super Tuesday. “In all the narrative, everybody pretty much assumes that this is an anti-Trump movement, and it’s actually not,” Haley told reporters during a roundtable, per USA Today. On Friday morning, Haley was in Washington, D.C., which holds its primary […]
Three leading Jewish organizations launched a pro bono antisemitism helpline on Thursday to assist California parents of children experiencing anti-Jewish harassment in K-12 schools. The pilot helpline comes after a complaint was filed on Wednesday against Berkeley, California’s K-12 system detailing a number of reports from parents and students exposing antisemitic behavior conducted by peers […]
In a Senate race that was never predicted to be competitive, Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) called out his own party, saying New Jersey Democratic Party elites are manipulating voters in this primary race. Kim filed a lawsuit against the majority of counties across New Jersey this week over the controversial “county line.” Kim said the […]
James Biden addressed in an interview with Congress a pair of high-dollar loans he received from President Joe Biden, his brother, saying they were not memorialized on paper but that they were still aboveboard, innocent financial exchanges between family members. Joe Biden lent his brother the money in 2017 and 2018, and James Biden testified […]
Home Depot took first place in a ranking for “most culturally inclusive” marketing. The Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing issued its second “Culturally Inclusive Brands Awards” after developing its methodology last year. Retail companies are given scores based on how “culturally relevant” their ads are by counting positive reflections, role models, celebrations, pride, and […]
President Joe Biden addressed the Israel–Hamas war Friday afternoon, saying the U.S. was partnering with Jordan and other countries to provide “air drops” of aid into Gaza, though he committed another high-profile gaffe in the process by twice referring to the Middle Eastern enclave as Ukraine. Ahead of a meeting with the prime minister of […]
California will now start sending out benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, worth up to $1,751, to qualified residents. California’s SNAP program, also known as CalFresh, will start issuing payments on Friday, and the benefits are sent from the first to the 10th of the month. Arrival dates for those who receive benefits nationwide depend on […]
