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Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge

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Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The Navy late Friday provided the list of 381 books that have been taken out of its library. The move marks another step in the Trump administration’s far-reaching effort to purge so-called DEI content from federal agencies, including policies, programs, online and

Helicopter crash in Hudson River kills all 6 aboard

By Jesse Zanger Six people died when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon. The incident happened at around 3:17 p.m. near the Holland Tunnel ventilation shaft in Jersey City, not far from River Drive South and Newport Parkway, near the Water’s Soul sculpture. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said three adults and three children were killed, including a family of five from Spain and the pilot. Their bodies have been recovered, he said. “Our hearts go out to the family of those who were on board and all six who were on board of the helicopter,” Adams

New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds

By Ashley Lopez Americans seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to apply over the phone, starting on Monday. Instead, they will have to seek services online or travel in-person to a local Social Security field office, which a new analysis from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, or CBPP, found amounts to a “45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors.” The group wrote this change “will close off an important mode of service for millions of people” who are eligible for services. “More than 4 in 10 retirees apply for their Social Security

IRS acting commissioner is quitting over deal to share immigrants’ tax data with ICE to help with deportation efforts

By Daniel Hampton The acting head of the IRS is reportedly stepping down over a deal her agency struck with the Trump administration, according to reports. Melanie Krause has been serving as the acting commissioner of the IRS since Feb. 28, following the retirement of Doug O’Donnell. The New York Times reported Tuesday night, citing three people familiar with the matter, that she is stepping down after the agency agreed to share the tax information of undocumented immigrants with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The move fundamentally changes how the agency uses its strictly regulated records. Krause will participate in the deferred resignation program the government offered to agency employees

Harvard, UCLA, Stanford among schools across US reporting student visa revocations

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By ByEly Brown, Erica Morris, and T. Michelle Murphy The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard. It’s one of more than a dozen higher education institutions that is actively tracking and reporting the number of affiliated people who have been targeted by President Donald Trump’s administration in recent weeks. These incidents are part of what appears to be mass targeting of international students by Trump’s administration over alleged violations of their visa or green card conditions, ranging from minor legal infractions to participating in demonstrations. In other cases, the

Trump administration freezes $1 billion in funding for Cornell University, $790 million for Northwestern University

By Samantha Waldenberg, TuAnh Dam and Taylor Romine, The Trump administration is freezing $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding to Cornell University, a White House official told CNN. ”The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations,” a Trump administration official said, referring to a federal statute that prohibits discrimination in programs and activities that receive federal funding. The New York Times first reported the freeze on Northwestern and Cornell funding. The move adds to similar actions the administration has taken against several elite universities, either demanding changes to their diversity,

Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO. She appeared on a ‘woke’ list

By Lolita C. Baldor U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration, U.S. officials said Monday. Although no reason was given, officials said it was apparently tied to comments she has made that supported diversity in the force. According to the officials, Chatfield got a call from Adm. Christopher Grady, the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was told the administration wanted to go in a different direction with the job. The officials said they believe the decision was made last week by

Rep. Adams Introduces HBCU Arts Act

Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus and an HBCU art professor of 40 years, introduced the HBCU Arts Act, investing in arts education and conservation at HBCUs. “Art is a universal language that allows people everywhere to experience and celebrate unique cultures and communities. It expands our worldview,” said Congresswoman Alma Adams. “Unfortunately, art programs and departments are often among the first ones cut when schools face financial hardship. Through the HBCU Arts Act, we can provide a historic investment to our HBCUs and ensure these programs remain

Markets sink as Trump’s tariffs roil global trading system

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Global markets plunged Monday following last week’s two-day meltdown on Wall Street, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t back down on his sweeping new tariffs, which have roiled global trade. Countries are scrambling to figure out how to respond to the tariffs, with China and others retaliating quickly. Trump’s tariff blitz fulfilled a key campaign promise as he acted without Congress to redraw the rules of the international trading system. It was a move decades in the making for Trump, who has long denounced foreign trade deals as unfair to the U.S. The higher rates are set to be collected

Booker’s Senate record broke Thurmond’s plea to ‘go down fighting’ against voting rights

By Curtis Bunn After 20 hours of standing on the Senate floor, delivering what would become a record-breaking speech about the need for resistance against the Trump administration, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said, in a weary voice: “Don’t let this be just another day in America.” By many indications, it was not. With 25 hours and 5 minutes in total, Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who argued for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established voting rights protections for Black people. Southerners “should

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