According to an administrative memo that was released, the University of Florida has terminated all of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) related positions to comply with a new state law that bars state colleges from using state or federal… Read More »University of Florida terminates all DEI positions to comply with state law
House Speaker Mike Johnson was helped by Democrats to pass a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. The House voted 320-99 along party lines to approve the short-term continuing resolution, pushing the funding deadlines… Read More »House vote passes short-term funding bill, averting partial government shutdown
A federal judge in Austin, Texas has granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to temporarily prevent one of the strictest immigration bills in the country from going into effect. The Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the… Read More »Federal judge temporarily halts Texas’ SB4 immigration law
Mitch McConnell, 82, announced he will step down as Senate GOP leader in November. McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “from a different seat in the chamber.” McConnell, the longest-serving Senate… Read More »Sen. Mitch McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader after 17 year-run
On Wednesday, Hunter Biden testified before two GOP-led House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, telling lawmakers in a closed-door deposition that his father was not involved in his various business deals. In a copy of his opening… Read More »Hunter Biden appears on Capitol Hill for closed-door deposition with Republican lawmakers
Retail giant Macy’s shared in a press release on Tuesday that they will be shutting down up to 150 locations over the next two years. Macy’s statement said it would be “focusing resources by closing approximately 150 underproductive locations, including… Read More »Macy’s shutting down 150 stores by 2026; will expand luxury brands
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed notice on Monday that they’re appealing the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him and his company. The First Judicial Appellate Division will hear the case to determine whether Trump can have the… Read More »Donald Trump appeals ruling in $464 million NY civil fraud case
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Monday that she will step down next month as chairwoman, after having served as chair of the RNC since 2017. She was the second woman to lead the RNC. McDaniel, 50, said… Read More »RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel announces her resignation effective March 8
Federal officials revealed new details on Sunday regarding the suspect charged with the death of an Augusta University College of Nursing student on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘ICE’) confirmed that the suspect,… Read More »New details of suspect are revealed in slain University of Georgia jogger case
Police in Kentucky say that a suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of a student who was found dead in his dorm room over the weekend at Campbellsville University. The victim, 18-year-old Josiah Kilman, was discovered unresponsive… Read More »Arrest made in murder of Kentucky student found in dorm room