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Schools brace for wave of parents seeking opt-outs after Supreme Court ruling
Stella/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When public school teachers return to classrooms this fall, they will confront a new legal landscape that has given parents expanded veto power over certain aspects of a child’s education. A [Read More…]
Influential Latino leader Espaillat endorses Mamdani in New York mayor’s race
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani notched the endorsement Thursday of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, an influential Latino leader, on Thursday in the race to become New York City’s next [Read More…]
Federal judge blocks Trump’s EO on birthright citizenship after SCOTUS ruling
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in New Hampshire has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order on birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante certified a challenge on Thursday by the American [Read More…]
How Trump’s megabill affects student loans, school choice
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending megabill could alter aspects of K-12 and higher education in the coming years, according to education advocates on both sides of the aisle. After a [Read More…]
Rubio, Lavrov meet after Russian barrage on Kyiv
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2nd R) and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd L) meet on the margins of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025/ [Read More…]
Senate confirms Bryan Bedford as FAA administrator
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Bryan Bedford as FAA administrator, putting a former airline executive in charge of the agency responsible for ensuring the safety and efficiency of the nation’s [Read More…]
Student loan interest charges to kick back in for roughly 8 million borrowers
STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Roughly 8 million student loan borrowers will see their interest charges restart next month, the Department of Education announced Wednesday. Borrowers on the Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education Plan [Read More…]
Biden’s former doctor declined to answer questions before House panel, citing patient privilege and Fifth Amendment
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Kevin O’Connor, former President Joe Biden’s physician, didn’t answer questions when he briefly appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday for a closed-door, transcribed interview. O’Connor [Read More…]
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with plans for mass firings, reorganization of the federal government
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to move forward with an executive order mandating a restructure of federal agencies and mass layoffs of federal workers. In [Read More…]
Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested a federal takeover of New York City and Washington. The comments came when Trump, during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House, [Read More…]
Trump supporters angry over Justice Department’s Epstein memo
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s MAGA base has erupted in outrage over the Justice Department and FBI’s memo stating they found no evidence that notorious deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein kept a “client [Read More…]
Some of those who supported Trump have concerns about what’s in his megabill
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some Trump supporters living in rural areas say they have concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tax and policy megabill, which he signed into law on Friday. The bill’s potential [Read More…]
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson defends blistering dissents: ‘We have very different opinions’
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her first public appearance since the Supreme Court sharply limited the ability of federal judges to check presidential power, said Saturday she believes recent [Read More…]
White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The White House and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz defended the National Weather Service and accused some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas. “I think this [Read More…]
US troops on the ground in LA immigration enforcement operation, DOD says
ABC News (LOS ANGELES, Calif. ) — A large immigration enforcement operation is underway in Los Angeles with U.S. troops on the ground. According to a post on X by the Defense Department, U.S. military personnel were [Read More…]
Trump and Musk feud escalates after Musk floats creating new political party
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are once again trading public insults after the Tesla billionaire, the world’s richest man, said he will create a new political party. Musk, who [Read More…]
White House suggests some countries could see tariff deadline shifted
Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran, ABC News Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran said that some countries that are negotiating with the United States [Read More…]
Trump administration deports 8 migrants to South Sudan
(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration deported eight migrants to South Sudan, according to a Department of Homeland Security official, after the administration had to halt their deportation to a base in Djibouti. “A district judge [Read More…]
Megabill negotiations show Vance is a key player in the Trump administration
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Over the past six months, Vice President JD Vance has shown how much of a key player he has become in the Trump administration, serving as the president’s most prominent [Read More…]
Trump to sign controversial spending bill during White House 4th of July celebrations
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is slated to use the White House’s Fourth of July celebrations as the backdrop for his final victory lap over his massive spending bill. The president will [Read More…]