Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates, Report Says

University of Michigan students pass signage on campus displaying the university’s Core Values in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 3, 2025. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically—at least on paper—since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report

US Warns of ‘Industrial-Scale’ Efforts by China to Extract AI Technology

White House Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios gives a speech on the last day of the Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov. 7, 2019. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images The White House said on April 23 that China and other foreign adversaries are carrying out “industrial-scale campaigns” to extract advanced American artificial intelligence

DOJ Inspector General Announces Audit of Department’s Epstein Files Release

Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 30, 2008. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP The Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) internal watchdog said it will review the department’s compliance with a law that required the DOJ to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

Trump: US Military Has ‘Total Control’ Over Strait of Hormuz; Iranian Regime Infighting

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. military has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. He also said infighting within the Iranian regime is hindering the prospect of a deal. The U.S. military boards yet another ship with ties to Iran. NTD has the details. A massive media merger is moving forward. Warner Bros.

Democrats and RFK Jr. Agree on These Issues

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn the ire of Democrats in Congress. Multiple members called on him to resign during his seven-hearing marathon this month on Capitol Hill, and others said he is dangerous

Trump Admin Begins Process to Downgrade Marijuana Classification

President Donald Trump (L) displays an executive order with Howard Kessler (R) that Trump signed in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. During the ceremony, Trump signed the order reclassifying marijuana as a schedule III drug. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Trump administration announced it is moving forward with

Trump Says Iran Is Without a Leader, ‘Infighting’ Creating Confusion

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at an ‘Investing in America’ event in Washington on April 30, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes the Iranian regime is effectively without a leader and is experiencing infighting between two factions because the U.S. military has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran