news2shortsPresident Donald Trump is implementing his plan to dismantle the Department of Education. But this plan likely needs to go through Congress, and GOP lawmakers just re-upped much of the funding for the Department of Education in last week’s spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Actually, eliminating the Education Department likely requires both chambers … Read more
Maine’s primary governing body for high school athletics claims it isn’t liable for Title IX violations since it receives no federal funding, but Title IX legal experts call that argument “weak.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determined earlier this week that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) and … Read more
Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s efforts to promote the tech CEO on Fox News backfired amid national protests Donald Trump’s commerce secretary told Americans to buy stock in Elon Musk’s electric car company, only for shares in Tesla to keep falling. “I think, if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla,” Howard … Read more
Staffers at US Department of Education say severe cuts in the name of efficiency are having the opposite effect: ‘You can’t even quantify the loss’ The education secretary, Linda McMahon, presented sweeping reductions at the US Department of Education as an efficiency drive, hailing firings and funding cuts as a “significant step toward restoring the … Read more
Journalists working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty at risk of being stranded without legal status after Trump administration decision Exiled Russian journalists are being left “high and dry” and at risk of being stranded overseas without any legal status after the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The Guardian … Read more
State senator Justin Eichorn, 40, arrested after allegedly trying to meet with 17-year-old girl found through sex ad A Minnesota state lawmaker was charged with a felony in federal court for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor after responding to online sex ads and trying to arrange a meetup with a 17-year-old. The Republican … Read more
Vivian Jenna Wilson tells Teen Vogue she feels obliged to take stand for trans rights as Trump attacks community Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest child, has spoken out publicly about her father, saying that Musk “definitely [did] a Nazi salute” at two rallies in January and that he is part of a White House … Read more
President Donald Trump could begin to dismantle the Department of Education via an executive order, but he would need congressional approval in order to officially abolish the agency. Trump is expected to sign the order to start dissolving the department in an effort to “turn over education to families instead of bureaucracies,” according to a … Read more
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is refusing to address reports he is romantically involved with a former Democratic political operative running a Soros-funded media network masquerading as independent media. Murphy, who recently announced separation from his wife after nearly two decades together, was recently photographed having a cozy dinner with Tara McGowan, the founder and publisher … Read more
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