The Trump administration cancelled $400 million in grants to the university and has probed 60 other institutions over alleged failures to combat anti-Semitism. As the 2024–2025 academic year winds down, higher education institutions across the nation will be watching Columbia University closely. On March 7, President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded $400 million in federal grants
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump nominated Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman to the central bank’s top regulatory post as vice chair for supervision where she is expected to oversee an agenda of relaxed rule-writing and bank oversight. A former community banker and frequent critic of overzealous bank regulation, Bowman would replace Michael Barr, who stepped down from
U.S. warplanes began striking targets across Yemen on March 15, resuming a campaign to deter Houthi attacks on vessels in the surrounding waterways. As the sun set on the Red Sea on March 15, several F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets launched from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, on their
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says local entities are required to participate in federal immigration enforcement. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced he will investigate a city council that voted to not approve an agreement between the police department and federal agents to enforce immigration laws. The Fort Myers city council’s 3-3 vote on March 17
Plummeting reading and math scores are often blamed on COVID-19, but negative trends in U.S. public school performance compared with that of other developed countries predate the pandemic. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reported at least six years of steady decline in reading and math scores on domestic standardized tests leading up to
It’s the latest change to senior leadership at the Republican National Committee as the party looks ahead to 2026. JD Vance was named on March 18 as the finance chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), becoming the first U.S. vice president to serve in that role. “Last year, President [Donald] Trump won an historic
Rubio’s warning follows the Trump’s designation of Tren de Aragua gang members as ‘alien enemies,’ enabling their expedited deportation for national security. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Venezuela that it will face harsh new sanctions if it refuses to accept deportation flights carrying Venezuelan nationals, including members of the Tren de Aragua