White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to guarantee funding

The White House is asking nine U.S. universities to sign an agreement pledging to uphold the Trump administration’s higher education priorities, or risk losing out on preferred access to federal funding. The demands are outlined in a nine-page document, title the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” that asks schools to freeze their tuition

Trump declares U.S. in “armed conflict” with drug cartels

Trump declares U.S. in “armed conflict” with drug cartels – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has declared the U.S. is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels as the White House calls drug runners “unlawful combatants.” Charlie D’Agata has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before {

FDA approves another generic abortion pill

Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.  Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website that the Food and Drug Administration signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved to

National Parks Partially Open During Government Shutdown: What to Know

The National Park Service’s 474 national monuments, memorials, and parks remain reliant on skeleton crews in the wake of the federal government shutdown. Operational capacity of each site’s staff was reduced to an absolute minimum after thousands of employees were furloughed. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different