Columbia University Faces $5 Billion Federal Funding Ultimatum Over Anti-Semitism

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 On March 7, President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded $400 million in federal grants

Columbia University Faces Federal Funding Ultimatum Over Anti-Semitism

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 On March 7, President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded $400 million in federal grants

Trump Nominates Federal Reserve Governor Bowman as Vice Chair for Supervision

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

Florida Launches Investigation Into City Council for Voting to Not Cooperate With ICE

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

The 3 Things Experts Say Would Make US Education World Class

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

Lawsuit argues Trump’s use of war authority for deportation could be limitless

Plaintiffs suing the Trump administration over use of a war authority to deport alleged gang members warned that failing to block the president from its use would mean anyone could be treated as an enemy alien. The lawyers for Venezuelan migrants suing the government said Tuesday in an appellate court filing: “The implications of the