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Pentagon Weighs Ending Tenure at West Point, Service Academies
The Defense Department is considering its most sweeping remake of military higher education, according to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained...
ICE Detains Johns Hopkins Researcher at BWI Airport
A public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University was detained by immigration officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport while...
Save Money on Student Loans: How to Claim Autopay Discount
Federal student loan borrowers can secure an elevated student loan autopay discount if they set up automatic monthly debits before...
Key Republicans Stall Senate Panel Vote On Todd Blanche’s Nomination
Todd Blanche’s bid to become the next United States attorney general has hit a setback after the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Trump Threatens to Bench Todd Blanche Until GOP Foes Leave Senate
President Donald Trump threatens to bench Todd Blanche from his formal confirmation process to lead the Department of Justice, suggesting...
Trump Iran War Frustration Grows as Top Aides Split
Donald Trump is showing deep frustration over the Iran war as his senior national security team remains split on a...
Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment Over 100 Times in Senate Probe
Former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment constitutional...
NYC: Mamdani Seeks Free Buses as Nearly Half of Riders Skip Fare
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make the city's buses free. To many riders, they already are — a trend transit...
Pope Leo: Ancestors Included Immigrants, Enslaved People, Slaveholders
Pope Leo XIV has revealed that his ancestors included immigrants, enslaved people, and slaveholders — a family history he says...
UK: 607,000 Education Records Stolen in Cyber Attack
Hackers have obtained about 607,000 records in a cyber-attack on the Department for Education in England. The data taken includes...
Why More US School Districts Are Cutting Student Bus Services
School districts across the United States are facing growing difficulties transporting students to classrooms as driver shortages, rising operating costs...
DOJ Seeks to Let Immigration Judges Hold Lawyers in Contempt
The Justice Department is proposing a new rule to empower federal immigration judges to hold attorneys, their clients, and witnesses...
Trump Rejects Clemency Requests From Two Ex-Atlanta Officials Convicted In Corruption Case
Two former officials of the City of Atlanta will remain behind bars after US President Donald Trump declined to grant...
Republicans Brand Maryland Redistricting Amendment ‘Malpractice’ Ahead Of Special Session
Democratic leaders in Maryland have introduced legislation to amend the state constitution just days before lawmakers gather for a special...
UEFA Slams FIFA’s Controversial $20bn World Cup Investment Plan
UEFA has harshly criticized President Gianni Infantino’s plan to establish a $20 billion commercial business to market the World Cup...
