A new analysis of admissions data shows a sharp decline in admissions for Black and Latino students at elite institutions following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to end affirmative action. Class Action, a nonprofit for equity in education, analyzed 2024 federal enrollment numbers, finding that enrollment of blacks at the top 50 most selective schools…
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday that investigators found signs of forced entry into Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home. Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing Sunday. The NBC journalist asked for “prayers” amid the ongoing search and investigation. “Thank you for carrying your weight…”…
The title of the bill promises protection and revenue. The text does the opposite. Source link
State lawmakers paid a lot of attention to AI in education, proposing more than 50 bills in last year’s legislative session, and schools wasted no time in teaching students about the latest updates and protecting their privacy. However, the situation is about to get more complicated as the Trump administration wants to reduce state-level regulations…
Harry Dunn, the former Capitol Police officer who became a household name after the 2021 Capitol attack, is running in his second House bid in Maryland, launching his campaign for the seat of retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD). “One loss doesn’t stop me from wanting to fight and serve,” Dunn told The Hill. Source link
The Senate Democratic primary in Texas has taken an ugly turn, with growing infighting threatening to complicate the party’s chances of flipping the seat in November. The most notable incident came this week when former Representative Colin Allred (D-Texas), the Democratic candidate for Senate in the last cycle, reportedly reprimanded state Representative James Tallarico (D)……
A federal judge is skeptical of a Pentagon effort to censure Senator Mark Kelly and demote his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to refuse illegal orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Lyons, appointed by former President George W. Bush, heard arguments…
President Trump said Tuesday it is “really time” for the country to move on from Jeffrey Epstein after the Justice Department released nearly 3 million documents late last week. “I think it’s time for the country to really do something else,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Source link
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) signaled to reporters Tuesday that passing a new set of state congressional lines before November, seen as a major priority for Democrats, is likely doomed. According to The Baltimore Sun, Ferguson told reporters, “We are not prioritizing that piece of legislation.” “In the Senate we are not in the…
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miron has resigned as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. Miran was last on unpaid leave from the White House when President Trump nominated him to fill the remaining four months of the Fed Board’s vacant term that ended in January… Source link
