“America is the land of opportunity.” “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.” “America is a melting pot.” Those are examples of harmful “microaggressions,” according to Columbia professor Derald Wing Sue, lauded by Oregon’s state government as a “microaggressions expert.” Now, under a soon-to-be-finalized ethics rule from the Oregon Medical Board, doctors
JERUSALEM—The Biden administration has put potential normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia at the center of its campaign to pressure the Jewish state to end the war in Gaza. In a speech late last month, President Joe Biden pitched Saudi normalization as a reason for Israelis to back a plan for a permanent
Iowa attorney general Brenna Bird has vowed to appeal the decision. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Iowa from enforcing a new law that criminalizes illegal immigrants who have been denied entry into the United States and mandates that state judges order their return to their country of origin. U.S. District Judge Stephen H. Locher
Texas Republicans want to see the creation of a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and conduct deportations. The Texas GOP named border enforcement its top legislative priority and called on Texas to defy the federal government if necessary to protect Texans. Texas Republicans announced its top eight priorities on June 7, following
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was created in 2014 to help disenfranchised youth find jobs. A decade later, lawmakers suggested amending the federal program to focus more on practical solutions that address today’s realities. While WIOA served more than 2.3 million people in 2022, it doesn’t address the 8 million-plus job openings in
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) is seeking to fend off a primary challenge from Trump-endorsed state Sen. John McGuire on June 18. Residents of Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District will vote on June 18 on whether to send back one of the leaders of the conservative movement or nominate a primary opponent endorsed by former President Donald
A New Jersey businessman and Democrat power broker has been indicted on charges related to his alleged leadership of a criminal enterprise since at least 2012. State prosecutors say George Norcross III and his associates engaged in racketeering, extortion, official misconduct, and other crimes over at least the past decade to enrich themselves and expand