Federal Government Sets New Climate Goals for US

The new commitment is made under the 2015 Paris Agreement—which President-elect Trump has said he will again withdraw the United States from, once in office. The federal government has formally submitted to the United Nations a new target for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions before President Joe Biden’s term ends in January. The White House

Senate Republicans Create ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Caucus As RFK Jr. Continues Capitol Hill Tour

They said the caucus was formed to cultivate partnerships with officials at the local, state, and federal levels who are interested in MAHA initiatives. While Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued his tour of Capitol Hill in a quest to gain backing from lawmakers, a group of Republican senators launched a new caucus to support the

Indiana University Requires Students To Detail How Their Privilege Caused ‘Oppression’ Over ‘Subordinate Groups’

An Indiana University class required students to determine their “privileged” and “dominant” identities—like being white or male—so that they could “address issues of oppression.” The mandatory exercise was part of a course that fulfills the school’s “social and historical studies” requirement needed to graduate. Students were instructed to write an “in-depth reflection of two parts

Aide to California Politician Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Chinese Spy to Infiltrate US Politics

The man, and a local city council member, were part of a ‘basic team’ dedicated to promote Beijing’s interests in the U.S., a Chinese agent allegedly said. The FBI on Dec. 19 arrested a close associate of a local California politician, accusing him of scheming together with a recently sentenced Chinese spy to amplify China’s

ICE Deports the Most Illegal Immigrants Since 2015

ICE’s annual report released Dec. 19 showed more than 271,000 deportations in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported more illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2024 than it has in almost a decade. ICE’s annual report released on Dec. 19 showed the agency removed 271,484 immigrants to 192 countries from Oct.