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Anti-Semitism, DEI, and Skyrocketing Costs: The Challenges Facing Incoming Education Secretary Linda McMahon

December 11, 2024 by updatesite

Over the past four years, colleges and universities have violated the civil rights of Jewish students. Transgender ideology has proliferated, threatening women’s sports. And diversity, equity, and inclusion have increasingly trumped merit in the hiring and accreditation processes. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, will be tasked with addressing

Protesters attempt to stop removal of hundreds of migrants from public-funded housing

December 11, 2024 by updatesite

Activists and elected officials gathered outside Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office on Monday to protest the closure of two hotels housing hundreds of migrants in New York’s capital region.

Biden could pardon these Trump adversaries amid Dem fears that ‘revengeful first year’ is looming

December 11, 2024 by updatesite

President Biden is reportedly mulling issuing blanket pardons to President-elect Donald Trump's political antagonists ahead of his exit from the Oval Office.

Democrats in a bind over defense bill that bans transgender surgeries for minors but boosts enlisted pay

December 11, 2024 by updatesite

The House is set to vote on its must-pass yearly defense bill that would give junior enlisted troops a significant pay increase and work to eliminate Pentagon DEI programs.

A kinder, gentler Trump? President-elect taking a more moderate stance

December 11, 2024 by updatesite

The second Trump presidency may be marked by a softer, more moderate persona … though how long "Trump 2.0" might last is anyone's guess.

House Passes ‘Liberty in Laundry Act’ as Lawmakers Push Back on Washer Efficiency Rules

December 11, 2024 by updatesite

Six Democrats joined all 209 Republicans in voting for the measure. The House of Representatives passed a bill on Dec. 10 to prohibit the secretary of energy and the Department of Energy (DOE) from issuing certain standards surrounding clothes washers. The Liberty in Laundry Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), passed 215–200. Six Democrats—Reps.

House Passes Bill for New Homeland Security Panel to Monitor CCP Threat

December 10, 2024 by updatesite

The SHIELD Against CCP Act received broad bipartisan support in the House in a Dec. 10 vote. The House passed a bill on Dec. 10 to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to form a new working group within the department to track national security threats posed by the People’s Republic of China and