States have 10 days to return signed forms acknowledging compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 2023 Supreme Court decision. State education agencies must now certify that schools under their jurisdiction are not discriminating against students or employees based on race or national origin to remain eligible for future federal funding, officials said
Scott Steele was named acting head. Peter Marks left the position last month over what he saw as HHS Secretary Kennedy’s ’misinformation and lies.’ After its top vaccine official left the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency announced Tuesday that it has named his replacement. In an April 1 statement on X, the FDA
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announced that his country is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli leaders—and more countries will follow, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday. During a joint appearance with Orbán in Budapest, Netanyahu praised Hungary’s decision to pull out of the ICC and called Orbán “the
The education secretary made an appearance at the post-meeting news conference, surprising Congress members as they criticized her. A group of House Democrats said they’ve established a cordial but cautious relationship with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to discuss the future of her ever-shrinking department and federal funding for K–12 and higher education. During a news
Heads of state around the world are responding to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs. Trump unveiled new retaliatory tariffs on imports from trading partners around the globe on Wednesday night. A report says that DOGE activities accounted for a big chunk of March job cuts. Meanwhile, DOGE announced the cancellation of a pric… Original News
The case, which involves unions and advocacy groups suing over DOGE’s access to Social Security databases, will proceed in district court. An appeals court this week dismissed the Trump administration’s appeal of a lower court order that blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining Social Security data. In an order on Tuesday, the
Adams said he “humbly” puts his record as mayor against any of the candidates. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that he will seek reelection as an independent candidate. The decision means Adams, a Democrat, will forgo the Democratic primary set for May and run in the general election. “I had hoped