The head of a presidential library resigned this week after a tug-of-war with the Trump administration over gift selection and a sword for King Charles III, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Todd Arrington, a career historian who previously held posts with the National Park Service and National Archives and Records Administration, stepped
Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus in Calif., on March 14, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Two high school seniors with a B-plus average and similar extracurricular activities get accepted to the same four-year private college. Their household incomes are nearly identical. One would pay $29,700 a year to attend the school,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks outside of the West Wing of the White House following a television interview in Washington on Aug. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Oct. 2 that it had terminated 321 federal grants funding 223 projects, amounting to about $7.56 billion in cuts. Under the
The National Park Service, which is part of the Interior Department, released its plans for the shutdown late Tuesday evening. The document says 9,296 of the service’s 14,500 employees will be furloughed, but many areas will remain open to the public. “Park roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors,” the
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times FBI Director Kash Patel said on Oct. 1 that the bureau has severed ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that tracks anti-Semitism, after conservatives criticized the group for including Turning
The National Park Service, which is part of the Interior Department, released its plans for the shutdown late Tuesday evening. The document says 9,296 of the service’s 14,500 employees will be furloughed, but many areas will remain open to the public. “Park roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors,” the
One of the main lines of attack the White House and Republican lawmakers have leveled against Democrats amid the government shutdown is the claim that Democratic lawmakers want to give immigrants in the U.S. illegally free healthcare — which Democrats deny. “Democrats are holding the American government HOSTAGE so they can give FREE health care