Politics

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it is launching investigations into several California universities to ensure compliance with the 2023 Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division will review admissions practices at Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Irvine.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari released a report this week detailing the thousands of migrant children unaccounted for by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between fiscal years 2019 and 2023.

Mississippi has abolished its state income tax, joining Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.

Two law firms have sued the Trump administration over executive orders revoking their security clearances.

Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed a bill making Utah the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water.

President Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to review an order that blocks the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members.

The State Department announced that it is reorganizing what remains of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, a Democrat, criticized police officers who assisted Border Patrol during a traffic stop.

Governor Sarah Sanders (R-AR) signed a bill permitting ivermectin to be sold over the counter.

Dozens of people are believed to be deceased after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, destroying infrastructure and buildings.