A Top Berkeley Official Said Trump Threatened Academic Freedom. She Forced Professors To Set Racial Quotas for Course Readings and Guest Lecturers.

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On April 1, the chair of the University of California, Berkeley’s academic senate, Amani Nuru-Jeter, issued a dire warning about academic freedom. “Recent actions by the federal government,” she told colleagues in an email, “are chilling open inquiry and undermining self-governance at American universities.” She was referring to the Trump administration’s decision to pause $400

House Democrats Warn Elon Musk Must Leave Government Role After 130 Days

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The Democrats say that Musk cannot stay in his special government employee role after May 30. More than 70 House Democrats wrote to the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking confirmation that special adviser Elon Musk will leave the federal government after 130 days. Musk, the tech billionaire leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is

Goods at Sea Dodge Tariffs Until May, Those Warehoused Taxed When Taken

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is scrambling to update further clarifications amid President Donald Trump’s shifting whirlwind of trade actions. With a whirlwind of changes to U.S. tariffs, there’s a scramble to understand how the duties will impact goods in transit on container ships and those awaiting pickup at U.S. ports. As of April 10,