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As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes

Feb 28, 2025 11:43 AM EST

Associated Press,

Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes.

Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

Feb 28, 2025 11:39 AM EST

Associated Press,

The military services have 30 days to figure out how they will seek out and identify transgender service members to remove them from the force — a daunting task that may end up relying on troops self-reporting or tattling on their colleagues.

Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US

Feb 28, 2025 10:35 AM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House.

Trump says he’s confident Putin will ‘keep his word’ if there’s a deal to end the war in Ukraine

Feb 27, 2025 4:06 PM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump said Thursday that talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “very well advanced” and he expressed confidence that Russian leader Vladimir Putin won’t press to restart the war if a truce can be reached.

Press conference over allegations of corruption in North Charleston's city council 2/26/2025

3 councilmen in South Carolina’s third-largest city charged in bribery and kickback scheme

Feb 27, 2025 10:29 AM EST

Associated Press,

Three members of the City Council in South Carolina’s third-largest city accepted kickbacks and bribes to give out grant money and rezone land or lied about what they knew, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

South Carolina again faces showdown over spending public money on private school tuition

Feb 27, 2025 10:19 AM EST

Associated Press,

The South Carolina House approved its own version of a bill Wednesday that would let parents spend taxpayer money on private school tuition.

Governor Henry McMaster suspends N. Charleston councilman accused of Bribery, Wire Fraud

Feb 27, 2025 12:15 AM EST

ABC Columbia Staff,

Charleston, SC (WCIV) — A North Charleston City Councilman is accused of with Conspiring to Commit Bribery and Honest Services Wire Fraud. According to prosecutors handling the case, Michael A. Brown representing District One reportedly according to charging documents accepted kickbacks in exchange for his support and influence. Prosecutors say two other council members, Jerome Heyward and Sandino Moses have…

A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system

Feb 26, 2025 1:52 PM EST

Associated Press,

A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s suspension of the nation’s refugee admissions system, saying that while the president has broad authority over who comes into the country, he cannot nullify the law passed by Congress establishing the program.

The White House says it ‘will determine’ which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones

Feb 26, 2025 1:26 PM EST

Associated Press,

The White House said Tuesday that its officials “will determine” which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close — a sharp break from a century of tradition in which a pool of independently chosen news organizations go where the chief executive does and hold him accountable on behalf of regular Americans.

Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk’s direction

Feb 26, 2025 12:19 PM EST

Associated Press,

The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government’s human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk’s demands.

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As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes

Transgender troops are now being identified for removal under Pentagon orders

Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US

Trump says he’s confident Putin will ‘keep his word’ if there’s a deal to end the war in Ukraine

3 councilmen in South Carolina’s third-largest city charged in bribery and kickback scheme

South Carolina again faces showdown over spending public money on private school tuition

Governor Henry McMaster suspends N. Charleston councilman accused of Bribery, Wire Fraud

A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system

The White House says it ‘will determine’ which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones

Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk’s direction

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