Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Education Department From Terminating DEI Teacher Grants
A Biden-appointed judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Department of Education (DOE) attempt to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars worth of teacher training programs to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Litigation Estimated costs have been submitted to DOE and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon as California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Jersey, Colorado, Illinois, […]
Lori Chavez-DeRemer Confirmed By Senate To Lead Labor Department
Lori Chavez Deremar testifies in the US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions appointed Secretary of Labor on February 19, 2025 at Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. OAN Staff Abril Elfi 10:57am – Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 Former GOP Oregon representative Lori Chavez Deremar has been confirmed to lead the Labor Bureau by the Senate. advertisement […]
60 universities face anti-Semitism investigations: Trump’s Education Department
President Donald Trump's Ministry of Education announcement On Monday, it began surveying 60 universities across the country. Anti-Semitism Concerns. Last week, the Department of Education, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the US General Services Department cancelled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University because of […]
'Very scary': Scholars in US and abroad stuck amid State Department funding freeze
Fulbright scholar Aubrey Ray was to be paid three months of work by the US government through an education assistant at a school for Ukrainian refugees in Estonia. Instead, he only paid about a week and had no words as to when he could see the remaining grants. Lay is one of the academics who […]
Teamsters-endorsed Trump nominee confirmed to lead Labor Department
The Senate confirmed that Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez Deremar will lead the Department of Labor and marks the completion of President Donald Trump's Cabinet Secretary. Chavez Deremar was confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support, 67-32 votes on Monday evening. three Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. , Rand Paul, R-Ky. , and Ted Budd, RN.C. […]
Department of Agriculture Cancels Grant that Recognizes the Menstrual Cycles of ‘Transgender Men’
The Department of Agriculture cancelled a grant last week that granted menstrual cycles for “transgender men” highlighted by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Grants Granted The USDA was exclusively for the Southern University Agriculture and Mechanical College of Louisiana. Grant explanation situation Partly, “The first occurrence of menstruation occurs at about 12 years of age and […]
Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan warned President Trump about plans to shut down the Department of Education, accusing him of “You broke it and you own it.” Duncan, Inch Interview He was asked about the reported executive order along with CNN's John Berman on Friday. Despite the order not announced Thursday or Friday, Obama-era officials […]
US Labor Department reinstates workers targeted in Trump job cuts, union says
The U.S. Department of Labor has revived about 120 employees who were facing fire as part of a recent Trump administration mass shooting of workers, the union said Friday. The U.S. Government Employee Federation, the federal government's largest employee union, said probation employees will soon recover and the department has issued a letter on Monday […]
State Department Revokes Visa of Foreign Pro-Hamas Student
The Trump administration reportedly revoked a visa for students who protested Hamas, the Islamic terrorist group that attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. The outlet said the US State Department on Thursday Confirmed This news, but legal restrictions prevented the authorities from identifying the university students or individuals attended. A State Department official said, “Last […]
State Department employee accused of selling defense secrets to buyers online
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced criminal charges against a State Department employee accused of sharing sensitive government information with people he met online, according to criminal charges. Michael Charles Schena, 42, is accused of conspiring to collect and send US defense information to people who are not authorized to receive […]