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When the Trump Administration Axed a Grant, This University Claimed It Only Did DEI To Appease the Biden Administration. The School’s Website Tells a Different Story.

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On February 7, the Department of Education canceled a $6.8 million grant to the University of St. Thomas that had been used, in part, to support precisely the sorts of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that the Trump administration has put on the chopping block. The funds—ostensibly meant for teacher training programs focused on special

Gretchen Whitmer Forges Business Deal With Iran-Linked Emirati Sheikh Implicated in Hacking Schemes

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Whitmer went on Gulf junket with anti-Israel activist Osama Siblani Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D.) / Wikimedia Commons On a recent trip to the Middle East accompanied by a prominent supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D.) inked an investment deal with a Gulf sheikh accused of waging “hack-and-leak” operations against business

What to Know About the Federal Worker Layoffs

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Due to DOGE’s findings, layoffs have spread, recently reaching the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which laid off thousands of probationary workers. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has shaken up Washington, D.C., with its audits, triggering reforms and layoffs in a number of federal agencies. On Feb. 20, a judge ruled that the Trump administration

Grenell: US Gave Venezuela Nothing in Exchange for 6 Freed American Hostages

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‘I looked at Mr. Maduro, and I said, “We’d like to have our hostages home, and I want to bring home six today,”’ Grenell said. OXON HILL, Md.—The Trump administration did not give Venezuela anything in exchange for the six American hostages that were freed last month, Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Richard Grenell said

California’s High Speed Rail to Face Audit, US Transportation Chief Says

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Los Angeles protesters defended the project as key to the state’s infrastructure. The transportation secretary said continued federal funding is at stake. LOS ANGELES—Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced he would direct the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) to conduct a compliance review of funding allocated to California’s long-embattled high-speed rail—and determine whether the project is worthy

ICE Deports 177 Venezuelans From Guantanamo Bay

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The illegal immigrants were sent to Honduras where they were picked up by the Venezuelan government, ICE confirmed on Thursday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have removed 177 Venezuelan illegal immigrants from a detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, sending them back to their home country. The Trump administration had

‘3,500 Is a Small Number’: White House Official Suggests More IRS Firings Likely

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Thousands of tax collectors could see their jobs terminated in the coming days, as President Trump seeks to reduce costs and reshape the government. Kevin Hassett, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, told reporters at a White House press briefing Thursday that officials are looking into a large number of worker reductions at the