The New York lawmaker said she wont seek the leadership role due to her party’s preference for seniority. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said on May 5 that she will not be seeking the top Democratic post on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, citing her party’s preference for a more senior panel member. “It’s
Full speed ahead: The Trump administration launched a civil rights probe into UCLA’s medical school in March, accusing it of “informal admissions practices” that discriminate based on race. “Less than two weeks later,” our Aaron Sibarium reports, “UCLA instructed admissions officers to do exactly that.” “On April 8, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, the
The president said he will bring up the idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state during his meeting with Carney. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will host Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, at the White House on Tuesday for high stakes talks focused on trade and security. The meeting comes amid heightened tensions between the
The U.S. president brought up the idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state during his meeting with Carney, stating, ‘never say never.’ WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, at the White House on May 6 for high-stakes talks focused on trade and security. The meeting came amid heightened tensions between
President Donald Trump said the initiative is part of Americans ‘celebrating our victories again!’ President Donald Trump has expanded on his plans to alter the days honoring America’s participation in last century’s world wars by declaring them as national holidays. “We won two World Wars, but we never took credit for it — Everyone else
Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin has challenged the results of November’s election. A federal judge ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections on May 5 to certify the results of the state’s 2024 Supreme Court election and confirm the victory of Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs after the results were challenged by a Republican judge. In
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a civil rights investigation in March into the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles. The probe, HHS said in a press release, would investigate whether the school’s admissions office discriminates based on race. Less than two weeks later, UCLA instructed admissions officers to do