'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 […]
Trump admin axes first student visa over pro-Hamas protest crimes: State Department
The Trump administration's State Department confirmed it had revoked its first student visa for alleged criminal conduct that led to pro-Hamas protests. The State Department said Fox News Foreign students were involved in demonstrations of destructive university campuses. However, it cited “legal constraints” and did not reveal the identity of the student or what school […]
Education Department shutdown 'needs to be priority': Jonathan Butcher
Heritage Foundation fellow Jonathan Butcher said closing the Department of Education (DOE) “must be a priority for conservatives.” President Trump was expected to sign the executive order on Thursday, but requested newly minted Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin disbanding the department, but White House officials confirmed with News Nation that this has not happened. […]
State Department revokes visa of foreign national who protested in favor of Hamas
The State Department has revoked visas for students who participated in the protest in Hamas' favour. This is a move in line with President Donald Trump's call to cancel visas for students involved in anti-Israel demonstrations on university campuses. The State Department has reviewed the issue of Fox News without identifying students or the universities […]