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Trump Admin To Review $5 Billion in Columbia Grant Funding, Citing Ivy League School’s ‘Apparent Failure’ To Address Anti-Semitism

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

Anti-Semitism task force could issue immediate stop orders for $51 million in contracts A demonstrator breaks the windows of the front door of a building at Columbia (Alex Kent/Getty Images) The Trump administration’s multi-agency task force to combat anti-Semitism is launching a review of Columbia University’s contracts and grants, citing the Ivy League institution’s “apparent

DOGE initial findings on Defense Department DEI spending could save $80M, agency says

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

Around $80 million in savings will most likely be found and cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Defense Department said.

Department of Education Staffers Offered Buyouts of $25,000

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

Those who decline the offer could be terminated later under ongoing plans to reduce the size of the agency or eventually eliminate it. The U.S. Department of Education has offered most of its employees a buyout offer to leave their posts by the end of this month. The agency confirmed to The Epoch Times that

How Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision is affecting college admissions

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

How Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision is affecting college admissions – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s been nearly two years since the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the use of race in college admissions, ending affirmative action in higher education. Rose Horowitch, writer for The Atlantic, joins to discuss how the impact so far

Trump Admin Pauses Aid to Ukraine

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

The pause comes days after a tense exchange between Trump and the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office. The United States has paused aid to Ukraine, a White House official told The Epoch Times on Monday. “The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to

Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. stirs controversy with Justice Department demotions over Jan. 6 – CBS News Watch CBS News The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 related

Ex-USAID worker talks about emotional toll of firings, impact on family

March 3, 2025 by updatesite

Ex-USAID worker talks about emotional toll of firings, impact on family – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is giving the heads of federal agencies until next week to submit plans for eliminating more government jobs. The thousands being cut in the mass firing are much more than numbers on a payroll list —