Scores of Iowa public school districts now have affirmative action plans that encourage race-based hiring and other diversity initiatives, according to a new report by Parents Defending Education, potentially imperiling their federal funding under new guidance issued by the Trump administration. The plans, which are required by state law, include hiring goals for minority teachers, courses on
In one case, a former Dem county board candidate and self-described ‘political activist’ helped organize a viral demonstration in Georgia Elon Musk with President Donald Trump and son, X (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) When angry voters confronted Rep. Rich McCormick over DOGE at a town hall held in the Georgia Republican’s deep-red district, the New York
The defense secretary will receive briefings on all operations at the base, including the Migrant Operations Center and the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday will visit Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. naval base in Cuba where illegal immigrants have been temporarily held. According to a statement by the Department of
Timing of the vote on the budget resolution is to be determined. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the plan is for it to be this week. The House Rules Committee advanced on Feb. 24 a budget resolution that would begin the process of the GOP passing a major bill consisting of President Donald Trump’s
Elon Musk has earlier warned federal employees that failure to respond to the email would be taken as resignation. Federal agencies have been notified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that their employees can choose to respond or ignore an email asking them to report what they did in the past week to their
President Donald Trump aims to reshape the federal government in part by dramatically cutting spending. Health care is an appealing target for cost-cutting because it accounts for about 30 percent of the federal budget. The United States spent more than $1.8 trillion on Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs in 2023. The budget deficit was
Joy Reid wore an MSNBC-branded tracksuit Monday night while hosting the final episode of her show on the failing left-wing network. The defiant performance came after news leaked on Sunday that MSNBC was canceling the The ReidOut and firing Reid due to her abysmally low ratings. The show topic was the same as it was