UCLA Medical School Sued for Race Discrimination by Group Behind Harvard Affirmative Action Case

UCLA medical school was sued for race discrimination on Thursday after whistleblowers alleged that the school holds black and Latino applicants to a lower standard than their white and Asian counterparts, the latest challenge for a beleaguered university already in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. The complaint is based on multiple Washington Free Beacon

Trump administration proposes cuts to lifesaving Narcan program

The Trump administration has proposed cutting a $56 million grant that teaches first responders how to use the lifesaving overdose reversal drug naloxone, which experts say could reverse progress the United States has made in lowering opioid overdose deaths.  A recent dip in overdose deaths has been credited in part to wider naloxone access. The medication

First American Pope Leo XIV Voted in Republican Primaries, Records Show

The new pope, born Robert Prevost, fits ‘the profile of a former or Never Trump-type’ ex-Republican (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Prevost, voted in several Republican primaries before being elevated as successor to Pope Francis, election records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. Leo XIV, who previously lived in

Trump Asks Congress to Raise Taxes on Millionaires to Fund Tax Cuts, Source Says

The move would help offset the cost of sweeping tax cuts aimed at helping the middle and working class, while also protecting funding for Medicaid. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is asking Republican leaders to raise taxes on millionaires to help fund major tax cuts, according to a source familiar with his thinking. The president is considering

DOGE Announces Deactivation of 500,000 Federal Credit Cards

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on Wednesday that it has canceled around half a million “unneeded” credit cards used by federal agencies. In a “credit card update,” DOGE said on its social media account on X on Wednesday that over the past 10 weeks, its program to audit “unused” or “unneeded” credit cards