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Trump targets ‘improper ideology’ at Smithsonian museums in new executive order

ByĀ Nnamdi Egwuonwu PresidentĀ Donald TrumpĀ signed an executive order Thursday taking aim at the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers. Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to eliminate ā€œimproper, divisive, or anti-Americanā€ ideology from programs at the Smithsonian Institution, whichĀ receives federal funding. ā€œOnce widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a global icon of cultural achievement, the Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology,” the order reads.Ā “This shift has promoted narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.ā€ In the order, Trump accuses the Biden administration

Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services

By Apoorva Mandavilli The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues. The cuts are likely to further hamstring state health departments, which areĀ already underfundedĀ andĀ struggling withĀ competing demands from chronic diseases, resurgent infections like syphilis and emerging threats like bird flu. State health departments began receiving notices on Monday evening that the funds, which were allocated during the Covid-19 pandemic, were being terminated, effective immediately. ā€œNo additional activities can be conducted, and no

Trump takes aim at foreign-born college students, with 300 visas revoked

ByĀ Daniella Silva,Ā Chloe Atkins,Ā Julia AinsleyĀ andĀ Abigail Williams Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the State Department has revoked 300 or more student visas, as the White House increasingly targets foreign-born students whose main transgression seems to be activism. Rubio warned that the administration was looking out for ā€œthese lunatics.ā€ Around the country, scholars have been picked up, in some cases by masked immigration agents, and held in detention centers, sometimes a thousand miles from their homes with little warning and often with few details about why they were being detained. ā€œIt might be more than 300 at this point. We do

The US Postal Service has been struggling for years. Now Trumpā€™s talking about privatizing it

BYĀ Ā Susan Haigh The U.S. Postal ServiceĀ is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week ofĀ Postmaster General Louis DeJoyĀ and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, that the mail serviceĀ could be privatized. Unions representing postal workers have balked at the idea of privatization, staging protests across the country. While they support modernization efforts,Ā including those initiated by DeJoy, union leaders warned that allowing private corporations to run the U.S. mail will ultimately harm everyday citizens, especially the estimated 51 million people living in rural areas who depend on the Postal Service. ā€œItā€™s

The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans

By Ben Finley When Alyssa Myattā€™s husband served on an aircraft carrier last year, she and other U.S. Navy spouses had to follow strict security protocols that meant driving to the shipā€™s home port just to learn that its deployment was being extended. Texting, phone calls and emails about the deployment were restricted. A Facebook group connecting families with sailors was consistently monitored by the Navy, and posts were deleted if they contained sensitive information such as a photo that could give away the shipā€™s location, Myatt said. The revelation ofĀ a group chatĀ in which Trump administration officials discussed an attack

Federal workers ordered back to office find shortages of desks, Wi-Fi and toilet paper

By Shannon Bond Earlier this month, a Department of Agriculture employee who works remotely was given a list of possible locations for their upcoming mandatory return to office. One location was described as a “storage unit.” Confused, the employee drove to the address, which turned out to be, in fact, a storage facility. When the employee asked the facility’s owner why it might show up on a list of federal office spaces, the owner laughed and told the employee that the federal government does rent a unit there ā€” to store a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boat. It doesn’t

NYC Public Schools moves to launch early college program with Delaware State

By Danielle McLean New York City Public SchoolsĀ is working on launchingĀ an early college programĀ withĀ Delaware State UniversityĀ for the 2025-2026 school year. The early college program, calledĀ HBCU Early College Prep High School, will be the first such collaboration between a historically Black college or university and a school district thatā€™s located in a state without an HBCU, according toĀ Chyann Tull, aĀ New York City Public SchoolsĀ spokesperson. Early college programs are jointly run by high schools and colleges and allow high schoolers to take college courses for credits toward an associate or bachelorā€™s degree. These programs can help make college more attainable for low-income,

Historical figures cut from military websites while others are restored following ā€˜DEIā€™ ban

ByĀ Curtis Bunn For the last four years, high school world history teacher Hadley DiForti has taught the story of Navy hero Doris Miller to her students. Miller, a cook on a ship, gunned down attacking Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor in 1941, before he led other sailors to safety. The effort made him the first Black sailor to receive the Navy Cross, and his image was used on recruitment posters. But earlier this year, when DiForti went to a Navy website that she had used for years to teach the students about Millerā€™s story, it had been taken down, leaving

New Orleans Readies for 12th Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball to Support HBCU Students

By Hannah Mitchell With New Orleans set to host the 12th Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball, the city gears up for an evening dedicated to supporting the education of students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Scheduled for Saturday, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, the fundraiser promises not only a night of celebration but also a reinforcement of UNCF’s mission. The event includes a VIP Reception at 6 p.m., a general reception followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m., and live entertainment slated for 9 p.m. provided by none other than En Vogue, as reported by theĀ City

Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in case over deportations under wartime law

By Michael Kunzelman The Trump administration on Monday invoked a ā€œstate secrets privilegeā€ and refused to give a federal judge any additional information about theĀ deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El SalvadorĀ under an 18th century wartime law ā€” a case that has become a flashpoint amid escalating tension with the federal courts. The declaration comes asĀ U.S. District Judge James BoasbergĀ weighs whether the government defied his order to turn around planes carrying migrants after he blocked deportations of people alleged to be gang members without due process. Boasberg, the chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, has asked for details

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