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San Francisco Mulls 'Grading for Equity' in Public Schools
In a novel effort to tackle declining student performance and enrollment in San Francisco public schools, the superintendent has opted to lower performance criteria across the board and focus on "grading for equity," according to new guidelines announced this week.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:38:31 EDTDuffy: 'Won't Be Enough' in Budget Bill for FAA Upgrades
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Wednesday said that the spending packing that passed the House last week does not provide the Federal Aviation Administration with the funding needed to enact air traffic control improvements.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:45:41 EDTTrump Pardons Former N.Y. Congressman Michael Grimm
President Donald Trump signed a full pardon for former New York Congressman Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion charges in 2014, a White House official said Wednesday.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:34:27 EDTFBI Looks at Violence Against Prayer Vigil in Seattle
A prayer vigil staged last Friday in Seattle by the Christian group MayDay USA included violent clashes that ended the service.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:29:46 EDTJudge Bars Trump From Killing New York Congestion Program
A judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Transportation Department from withholding federal funding from New York as the Trump administration seeks to stop Manhattan's congestion pricing program. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman, who a day earlier had issued a temporary...
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:45:21 EDTKennedy Eyes Ban on NIH Scientists Publishing Externally
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. indicated Tuesday that U.S. government scientists might soon stop publishing research in major medical journals, accusing these publications of being compromised by Big Pharma interests.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:20:40 EDTStocks Decline on Fed Concerns; Nvidia Awaited
U.S. stock indexes closed lower Wednesday as investors digested minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting and awaited results from AI bellwether Nvidia.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:02:20 EDTGE Vernova CEO: Small Reactors Could Open in US by 2030
Scott Strazik, the GE Vernova CEO, said President Donald Trump's executive orders on nuclear power could lead to small modular reactors in the U.S. as early as 2030, CNBC reported.
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:37:35 EDTNoem: ICE Arrests Illegal Tied to Threat on Trump's Life
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested an illegal alien who allegedly wrote a letter in which he threatened to kill President Donald Trump.
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:35:34 EDTTrump Nominates Emil Bove as US Appellate Judge
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was nominating Justice Department official Emil Bove, who previously defended Trump in a criminal case stemming from money paid to a porn star, to serve as a federal appeals court judge.Trump in a post on his social media...
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:35:49 EDTUS Election Panel Advances Paper Ballot Policy
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission advanced a recommendation to promote the use of paper ballots in elections, along with a paper trail for ballots to track their handling.
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:29:37 EDTPolitico: Trump Tracking to Be Most Accessible POTUS in Modern History
President Donald Trump is on track to becoming the most accessible president in modern history, reports Politico.
Wed, 28 May 2025 14:59:00 EDTConvicted Head of Human Smuggling Plot Gets 10 Years
More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, the alleged ringleader of an international human smuggling plot was sentenced ...
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:15:43 EDTLabor Dept Terminating Grants to Update State Unemployment Systems
The White House is terminating federal grants intended to update states' unemployment systems, claiming they have been "squandered" on "bureaucratic and wasteful projects that focused on equitable access rather than advancing access for all Americans in need," reports Axios.
Wed, 28 May 2025 13:54:35 EDTOMB Sending $9.4B Rescissions Package to House
President Donald Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) plans to send Congress more than $9 billion in proposed canceled grants, according to multiple reports.
Wed, 28 May 2025 14:37:46 EDTVP Vance Teases Firing Biden Officials: 'We Reject Regulators'
Vice President JD Vance issued a warning for Biden administration regulatory holdovers, including those behind efforts to use threats on banks to enforce government's political will.
Wed, 28 May 2025 14:10:23 EDTRetiring Capitol Police Chief: Jan. 6 Pardons a "Slap in the Face"
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, who is retiring this week, told CBS News on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s pardons for people who participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 were a "slap in the face to every police officer that was here" on that day.
Wed, 28 May 2025 14:15:49 EDTTrump: Will Negotiate Tax Bill Amid Musk's Criticism
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he plans to negotiate aspects of the "big, beautiful" tax bill, expressing dissatisfaction with certain provisions while being satisfied with others.
Wed, 28 May 2025 13:53:53 EDTDOGE Allowed Easier Access to Treasury Files
A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should have easier access to Treasury Department files.
Wed, 28 May 2025 13:33:19 EDTSen. Cornyn Team: Rival Paxton 'Funding the Left'
Sen. John Cornyn's reelection campaign on Wednesday rolled out four ads to attack his GOP election rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with accusations that Paxton's office has been "funding the left" by giving money to several Texas entities.
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