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Trump administration opens antisemitism investigation into five universities

The Department of Education announced Monday an investigation into five universities over reports of "widespread antisemitic harassment" in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israelis.

February 3, 2025

Former Mormon church member loses bid to retrieve millions in tithes

A federal court has rejected a prominent ex-member's effort to claw back millions of dollars in tithes from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over its funding of commercial ventures.

February 2, 2025

George Mason to lift punishment, pay damages to students who opposed tampons in men’s rooms

George Mason University has agreed to pay $15,000 in damages and attorneys' fees to two female students who were disciplined for raising objections to stocking tampons in men's restrooms.

February 1, 2025

Federal websites shut down temporarily as Trump administration scrubs DEI content

The Trump administration began shutting down federal websites Friday evening, taking them offline temporarily to remove diversity, equity and inclusion content.

January 31, 2025

Trump administration scraps Biden-era Title IX rule that added ‘gender identity’

The Department of Education has announced it will enforce Title IX protections based on biological sex, not gender identity, jettisoning the Biden administration's effort to extend the landmark civil rights law to men who identify as women.

January 31, 2025

FCC opens probe into whether NPR, PBS stations are breaking law by ‘airing commercials’

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service over concerns about promoting sponsors, a probe that may influence the debate over taxpayer funding of public media.

January 30, 2025

Senate Republicans seek to delist Yellowstone grizzly bear after Biden’s rebuff

Former President Joseph R. Biden's refusal to delist the grizzly bear as a threatened species earlier this month infuriated Western Republicans, but Mr. Biden is no longer in power -- and they are.

January 29, 2025

Feds launch Title IX probe into school that converted girls’ restroom to all-gender facility

There are two restrooms on the second floor at East High School in Denver, one for boys and one that is "all-gender," and the Trump administration has a problem with that.

January 28, 2025

Backlash erupts against Selena Gomez sobbing over Trump deportations in now-deleted video

Superstar Selena Gomez's tears over the deportation of illegal aliens are misplaced, as far as supporters of President Trump are concerned.

January 28, 2025

‘OutKick’ tracks athletes defying woke sports industry by siding with Trump

The woke sports industry may be pivoting to the center as newly emboldened athletes express support for President Trump -- and nobody knows that better than "Outkick."

January 28, 2025

19 Republican attorneys general urge Costco to end its ‘unlawful discrimination’ DEI policies

Costco has doubled down on its woke diversity policies, but Republicans are hoping the company will reconsider.

January 27, 2025

California Democrats seek to allow ‘climate disaster’ victims to sue oil-and-gas industry

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires have been blamed on factors ranging from high winds to overgrown brush to budget cuts, but Democratic legislators are pointing the finger at another culprit: the oil-and-gas industry.

January 27, 2025

Trump DOJ drops case against doctor who exposed transgender treatment for minors

The Trump administration's flurry of first-week legal actions included the dismissal of a Biden-era case against a doctor who blew the whistle on Texas Children's Hospital for performing gender-change procedures on minors.

January 26, 2025

Trump administration shuts down Biden investigations into ‘book bans’ in school libraries

The Trump Department of Education has dismissed 11 complaints against so-called book bans, torching the Biden administration's fight to block school libraries from removing titles, including those raising alarms about sexually explicit content.

January 24, 2025

Conservatives chalk up win as PepsiCo agrees to ‘viewpoint neutrality’ in ad-buying

PepsiCo has adopted a policy of viewpoint neutrality in its advertising, heading off a shareholder resolution calling on the company to account for its "discriminatory" ad buying under a now-defunct coalition that sought to demonetize conservative outlets.

January 24, 2025

Newsom signs $2.5 billion wildfire-aid bills after Democrats reject GOP’s fuel-reduction plea

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills Thursday providing $2.5 billion to help Los Angeles County rebuild after devastating winter wildfires, but it was what the legislation didn't include that had Republicans fuming.

January 23, 2025

House passes born-alive abortion bill ahead of March for Life

The House passed Thursday the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in a largely symbolic vote, given the Senate killed the bill the day before.

January 23, 2025

Columbia investigates pro-Gaza protesters who crashed History of Modern Israel class

Columbia University has launched an investigation into masked protesters who disrupted a class on Israeli history and distributed antisemitic leaflets that included what the school denounced as "violent imagery."

January 22, 2025

Nasdaq files to withdraw mandate on ‘diverse’ board directors after court defeat

The Nasdaq Stock Market has moved to rescind its rule requiring companies to have a certain number of female and minority board directors.

January 22, 2025

Harvard reaches legal settlement with Jewish students, agrees to crack down on antisemitism

Harvard agreed to toughen up its policies against antisemitism to settle two lawsuits filed by Jewish students over what they described as the university's lackluster response to a flood of antisemitic activity.

January 21, 2025