To the Trump administration, Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is an opening move in a campaign to rid the country of foreign students accused of helping to make American campuses intimidating territory for Jewish students. To civil rights advocates and Khalil’s lawyers, his detention is an assault on free speech and an attempt to suppress pro-Palestinian views. Read More. |
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation. Read More. |
In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. Read More. |
Canada’s incoming Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he’s ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump if he respects Canadian sovereignty and is open to talk about a common approach to trade. Trump has declared a trade war on his northern neighbor and continues to call for Canada to become the 51st state. Read More. |
Steel and aluminum are ubiquitous in Americans’ lives. That’s why President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports could have widespread impact on manufacturers and consumers. Read More. |
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator’s historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats, who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority. Read More. |
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was turned over Wednesday to the custody of the International Criminal Court, following his arrest on a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office. Read More. |
Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday. Read More. |
A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The fossil is between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old. Read More. |
