1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (158+ words) The complaint centers on policies that tie charter school grant eligibility to a 65% "minority or disadvantaged" enrollment threshold, which the groups describe as a "racial quota." Defending Education and Do No Harm, two watchdog groups, filed a federal civil rights…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (229+ words) Russia has, in recent weeks, launched a series of major strikes on Kyiv in the fifth year of the war. The U. S. will keep its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, open in the face of Russian urgings for foreign diplomats to leave…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (157+ words) Federal law currently bars living people from appearing on currency. Trump administration officials in the Treasury Department are pushing for the creation of a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported, citing "four current and former employees." Federal…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (143+ words) Whitmer said that she'd received advice on the importance of "taking a break and not jumping right into something." Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, said she won't be running for president in 2028." "There will be a robust group of…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (167+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced the creation of the "Commission on Government Efficiency" (COGE) to rein in the city's spending and work toward rectifying its finances. The nomenclature immediately drew curious reactions from X users, many…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (181+ words) Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday announced that he had raised more than $3 million since the Tuesday runoff that saw Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton become the Republican nominee. Paxton successfully defeated Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, after securing…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (195+ words) The lawsuit argues that the law's prohibitions "intentionally obstruct federal law enforcement and thwart Plaintiffs" obligation to uphold the Constitution of the United States." A coalition of sheriffs in Maryland filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a new state law…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (180+ words) Kuwaiti forces successfully intercepted the ballistic missiles, and U. S. forces intercepted the drones. Iran launched a missile strike on Kuwait late Wednesday night, which U. S. Central Command says violates the ceasefire agreement." "This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (190+ words) "Well, it's something we might talk about. We'll see what happens in the next week or two weeks," Trump told reporters. President Donald Trump sounded less committed to temporarily suspending federal gasoline taxes when asked about the proposal on Wednesday....

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (178+ words) Legislation to impose a 100% tax on payouts from Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund, which was established to compensate victims of alleged political persecution under the Biden administration, is being pursued in California, New Jersey and New York. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom…...