REPLAY: House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Impact of Equity Policies

The House Committee on Education and Workforce holds a hearing titled “Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students” at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 28. Witnesses appearing before the committee’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education include Daniel Buck, research fellow at t… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Impact of Equity Policies

The House Committee on Education and Workforce holds a hearing titled “Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students” at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 28. Witnesses appearing before the committee’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education include Daniel Buck, research fellow at t… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

US Embassy Warns Employees to Avoid Mexican City Near Texas Border

The U.S. Embassy building during a ceremony in Mexico City on Dec. 17, 2024. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said Monday that government employees should avoid travel to a city near the U.S.-Mexico border due to “violent criminal activity.” The American consulate in Matamoros, Mexico, obtained reports of criminal activity,

Trump Says Iran in a ‘State of Collapse,’ Wants Strait of Hormuz Reopened

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran informed his administration that it is in a “state of collapse” and wants the Strait of Hormuz to be opened amid what he said are

DEA Medical Marijuana Registration Portal to Open on April 29

President Donald Trump signs an executive order recommending loosening the federal regulations on marijuana, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Dec.18, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Companies that want to register as medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to do so from April 29, following President Donald Trump’s order to reclassify the

DHS to Vet Immigrants for ‘Extremist Views’

A Department of Homeland Security officer at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Antranik Tavitian/Reuters The U.S. Department of Homeland ​Security (DHS) said on April 27 that past statements expressing what it labeled extremist views from immigrants applying ‌for green cards and naturalization would warrant closer scrutiny. The DHS statement

Senate Appropriations Holds Hearing on Education Department’s 2027 Budget Proposal

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies holds a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 28. Witnesses: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secreta… Original News Source Link – Epoch