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Trump administration to release all $6.8B in education funds

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

The Trump administration announced Friday it will release all previously withheld $6.8 billion in education funds back to the states. Since July 1, education departments across the country have... Read More.

Hamadeh introduces bill addressing VA health care staffing

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, is sponsoring a bipartisan bill to address staffing shortages at the Veterans Health Administration. The Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of... Read More.

Colorado sues sheriff’s deputy for allegedly working with ICE

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit against a Colorado sheriff's deputy, holding him liable for allegedly cooperating with federal immigration officials. Weiser made the announcement on... Read More.

USDA to relocate thousands of employees, consolidate agency functions

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

In the coming months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will relocate more than half of its Washington D.C.-based employees to five different regional hubs across the country. The move... Read More.

AOC broke ethics rules with ‘improper’ gifts, panel finds

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez broke House ethics’ rules by accepting free tickets to the glitzy 2021 Met Gala benefit in New York City, and a designer gown emblazoned with “Tax The Rich” in red letters, a panel said Friday. ... Read More.

5 schools investigated for preferencing illegal aliens with scholarships, programs

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

Five universities across the nation face investigations from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for potentially discriminating on the basis of national origin in the DACA-only scholarships and programs they offer. ... Read More.

Homeland Security task forces expand efforts targeting transnational crime

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

( The Center Square) – New Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) are launching nationwide to expand efforts to target transnational crime. A new HSTF launched in Houston this month, one month after a HSTF launched in the Midwest. ... Read More.

McNabb poised for veto override, next steps protecting women’s spaces

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

Perplexing as the North Carolina governor’s veto may be to her, Payton McNabb’s fight for women in North Carolina and across America remains girded in steely support with a vision for the future. ... Read More.

U.S., Mexico sign pact to solve Tijuana River sewage crisis

Thursday, July 24 by The Center Square

The United States signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday with Mexico, launching a permanent solution to end the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Upon arriving in Mexico City on Thursday... Read More.

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee bans transgender athletes from women’s sports

Thursday, July 24 by The Center Square

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting “opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.” ... Read More.