California to Require High School Students to Take Personal Finance Class Before Graduating

By the 2030–2031 academic year, California public high school students will be required to take and pass a financial literacy class in order to graduate. California is now the 26th U.S. State to add financial literacy instruction as a high school graduation requirement. Assembly Bill 2927, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on June

Trump Says He Has ‘Nothing to Do With’ Project 2025

‘I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it,’ the former president wrote Friday. Former President Donald Trump on Friday distanced himself from the Heritage Foundation think tank’s Project 2025 after the leader of the think tank made comments about a “second American Revolution.” In a Truth Social post, the

US Subpoenas World Aquatics Executive Director to Testify in Chinese Swimmers’ Doping Probe

The probe comes just weeks before the Olympics in Paris later this month. The United States has opened a probe into a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who were allowed to compete in the 2021 Olympics, despite testing positive for doping. World Aquatics said on July 4 that its executive director, Brent Nowicki, has been

Court Lifts Ban on Key Part of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan

The court lifted an injunction blocking President Biden’s administration from launching the SAVE plan, allowing it to proceed despite ongoing legal challenges. President Joe Biden’s administration has been given the green light to move forward with a key part of a new program for some people with student loans, as legal challenges to the plan

From Many, One: Newest Americans Celebrate Citizenship on Independence Day

Twenty immigrants from 17 countries pledge allegiance in Central Florida during one of hundreds of July 4 naturalization events across the country. APOPKA, Florida—Professional skydiver Igor Tolstov has jumped from airshow airplanes for more than 40 years to the cheers of crowds, but his biggest leap of faith was his solo free-fall from Russia in

White House Announces Breakthrough in Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations

Hamas has adjusted its position on the phase one deal, a shift the White House described as ‘encouraging.’ WASHINGTON—The White House announced on Thursday a breakthrough in overcoming a “critical impasse” in negotiations with the Hamas terrorist group for the release of hostages and advancing toward a permanent cease-fire. The president and his national security

Federal Court Orders Mississippi to Add New Black-Majority Districts

A federal court ruled on July 2 that Mississippi must redraw its state legislative districting map to include more black-majority districts in both Senate and House races. A three-judge panel on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi issued an order that strikes down the state’s 2022 redistricting maps for electing members