Tag: politics
Faculty, advocacy groups fear Texas A&M firing threatens academic freedom
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Trump administration boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered...
Trump says the US should do away with quarterly earnings reports
President Donald Trump wants to do away with the quarterly earnings report. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said securities regulators should stop...
Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board...
Longtime GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says he will not seek reelection to Congress
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Houston Congressman Al Green, drawn out of his district, eyes run for 18th Congressional District in 2026 | Houston Public Media
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U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Houston Democrat who recently was drawn out of the congressional district he has represented since...
Judge orders Trump administration to say how it’s trying to prevent illegal deportation from Ghana
A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making an “end run” around U.S. court orders prohibiting five African immigrants...
Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation
WASHINGTON – A federal judge is temporarily keeping in place measures preventing the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody.Judge Timothy...
Utah Governor Sparks Reactions After Saying He Was “Praying” That Charlie Kirk Shooter Was “From Another Country” (VIDEO)
The political world is still reeling after the murder of conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, and now Utah Governor, Spencer Cox, is breaking his silence...
Cancel Culture Comes for Artists Who Posted About Charlie Kirk’s Death
Media pundits, journalists, and academics, including MSNBC commentator Matthew Dowd, have also been fired or targeted over their comments about Kirk. Executives from Comcast,...