August 21, 2025 - Page 2

Trump Demands Fed’s Lisa Cook Resign Amid Fraud Allegations

By Steve Kopack President Donald Trump said Wednesday on Truth Social that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook “must resign, now!!!” Trump’s comment came after the director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, William Pulte, a sharp critic of the Fed, alleged in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi that Cook “falsified bank documents and property records

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Tennessee State to Build $50M Engineering Facility

Tennessee State University is preparing to break ground on a $50 million engineering building. This project is intended to reshape the school’s research capacity. Underscoring the expanding role of HBCU alums in helping to meet workforce demands. Approved by the Tennessee State Building Commission on Aug. 15, the nearly 70,000-square-foot facility will consolidate the university’s engineering and

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Texas, California Clash Over New Redistricting Maps

By Ben Kamisar The Republican-controlled Texas House has passed new congressional maps that aim to pad the party’s majority in Washington by as much as five seats in the midterm elections as battles over redistricting spread across the country. With Texas set to fully enact its new plan as soon as this week, urged on by

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NIH Orders Grant Review, Risks Funding Cuts by Sept. 30

By Ryan Quinn The National Institutes of Health’s director ordered employees to “conduct an individualized review of all current and planned research activities,” including active grants and funding opportunity announcements, according to images of a document provided to Inside Higher Ed. The review comes amid concerns that the NIH won’t distribute all of its allocated

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