Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, raised serious national security concerns about Chinese influence in American universities during an interview Friday on Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street. He warned that U.S. academic institutions are vulnerable to infiltration and intellectual property theft by Chinese nationals tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime Friday night to promote his new legislation aimed at blocking foreign nationals from adversarial nations—specifically China and Iran—from enrolling in American universities. The bill, titled the “Integrity Act,” seeks to halt what Tuberville described as the U.S. “funding our own demise.”
Reps. Mark Messmer (R-IN) and August Pfluger (R-TX) have introduced a bill to block the federal funding of universities requiring students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) called for government agencies to resist President Donald Trump’s executive order eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates in federal institutions. Speaking on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports on Wednesday, Durbin argued that promoting diversity is essential to the country’s strength and urged agencies, corporations, and universities to continue implementing DEI initiatives despite Trump’s directive.
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey (R) issued several executive orders that eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from state universities and allow for religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements.
Texas A&M University is sponsoring a trip to a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) conference for faculty and students, excluding those who are Asian and white, journalist Christopher Rufo revealed.
A recent review of California's state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year reveals that Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom cut over $100 million from wildfire and forest resilience programs, according to a report from Newsweek.
Texas State Representative Giovanni Capriglione has introduced House Bill 1554, which would bar state and local governments from using taxpayer money to fund legal services for illegal immigrants. The bill specifically targets state agencies, boards, commissions, universities, and local governments, prohibiting them from allocating public funds to assist individuals in immigration-related legal proceedings, including deportation cases.
