China Intensifies Pressure as States Pass Laws to Counter Beijing’s Growing Influence

AUSTIN, Texas—Chuck DeVore remembers when the FBI visited him some 17 years ago as a California lawmaker to tell him that he was under surveillance by the Chinese regime. DeVore, who was backing the Tibet Awareness Day resolution at the time, said the Chinese foreign ministry staff at the San Francisco and Los Angeles consulates

Columbia Vows Action on Anti-Semitism After $400 Million in Federal Funds Revoked

Education Secretary Linda McMahon accused Columbia of failing to protect Jewish students. Columbia University’s interim president Katrina Armstrong said late Friday the school is actively addressing the concerns raised by federal agencies after $400 million in grants and and contracts were revoked from the university over allegations of anti-Semitism on campus. In a late-night message

Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel National Fire Academy courses

The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according to a notice

Federal Investigation Finds Maine Department of Education in Violation of Title IX

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has been officially notified that her state is out of compliance with Title IX and could face the loss of federal funds and worse. This week, a federal investigation determined that the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) violated the rights of female athletes under its charge. Official notice of the MDOE’s