Department of Education Investigating Anti-Semitism at 5 Colleges, Including Columbia

The Department of Education announced the investigations on Feb. 3. The U.S. Department of Education said in a Feb. 3 statement that it is investigating allegations of anti-Semitism at five colleges, including Columbia University and the University of California–Berkeley. The department’s Office for Civil Rights is launching the investigations in response to what it described

Musk now has access to federal payment systems. What does that mean?

With Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gaining control of the Treasury Department’s payment system, consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers are raising alarms about the group’s access to the federal government’s financial spigot, as well as sensitive data such as the Social Security numbers of most taxpayers. DOGE, a Trump administration task force assigned

Senate committee to vote today on RFK Jr.’s nomination

Washington — The Senate Finance Committee is considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination on Tuesday, with a key vote on whether to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Health and Human Services after a pair of fiery hearings last week.  Kennedy appeared Wednesday before the finance committee for a confirmation hearing, before testifying