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The University of Michigan, home to the country’s largest and most expensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program, is under fire for its reported failures and escalating tensions on campus. With over $250 million invested since 2016 and an annual operating budget of $30.68 million, the program is facing criticism for fueling divisions while failing to achieve its stated goals.

A new Senate report reveals that only 6% of federal employees are working in person daily, raising alarms about costs and productivity.

House Republicans are bracing for a slim majority in the upcoming Congress.

A suspected gunman shot and injured two children at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, California, on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, according to local authorities. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident on social media, stating, "The suspected shooter is deceased."

Mexican authorities detained over 5,200 migrants across the country on Tuesday, a significant enforcement action as the U.S. pressures Mexico to curb migration and drug trafficking at its border.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) issued a press release urging President Joe Biden to issue additional pardons.

Authorities are investigating a series of unexplained drone sightings near President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf course in Somerset County, New Jersey. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has responded by restricting drone flights over the Trump National Golf Club and nearby Picatinny Arsenal Military Base.

Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) has joined the congressional DOGE Caucus, the first Democrat to do so.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether European governments are improperly influencing U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. In a letter dated Nov. 21, Cruz expressed concern that European nations, particularly through their regulatory frameworks and organizations like the UK-based Centre for the Governance of Artificial Intelligence (GovAI), are steering U.S. policies in ways that could harm American innovation.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to cut funding to Texas Children’s Hospital after a Houston doctor, Dr. Tony Pastor, posted a TikTok video advising patients to disregard a new state law requiring hospitals to inquire about patients' citizenship during intake. The executive order, effective November 1, mandates that hospitals accepting Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) payments collect this information.