Trump education secretary says 'Department of Education should not exist'
Former Secretary of Education Betsy Devos believes that the department she once led should be abolished. Devos, who spent four years as the education secretary during the Trump administration, made the remarks at the inaugural “Moms For Liberty” summit on Saturday, according to the Florida Phoenix. "I personally think the Department of Education should not exist," Devos told the mostly conservative crowd in Tampa, Fla. Devos
Read MoreAfter court ruling, administration must give EPA a modified plan to fight emissions
The Supreme Court, in West Virginia v. EPA, has tied the hands of the EPA scientists and engineers we represent, halting any action by EPA to reduce greenhouse gasses from the most destructive unchecked source — existing power plants. We are already seeing the devastating impacts of the climate crisis around the globe: from communities on coasts and islands being displaced, to more frequent extreme natural disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, and wildfires, to droughts and crop destruction. And the latest report from the UN’s scientific body shows that we have so little time to take action
Read MoreFive takeaways from the damning Uvalde school shooting report
A Texas House investigative committee released a scathing 77-page report on Sunday detailing law enforcement failures in the response to a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas in May that killed 19 children and two teachers. “Other than the attacker, the committee did not find any ‘villains’ in the course of its investigation,” said the report — based on 35 witnesses and thousands of documents. “There is no one to whom we can attr
Read MoreJan. 6 hearings cast spotlight on fears fringe voices influence Trump
The influence of fringe voices on then-President Trump, highlighted by the Jan. 6 House committee, is raising new questions about who would surround him in a second term. The hearings have landed some tough blows on Trump, including showing how even conservatives close to the president were unnerved by the credence he gave to 2020 conspiracy theories coming from political characters well outside the mainstream. The revelations are giving some second doubts about putting Trump back in the White House, given the company he might keep. “I would be surprised
Read MoreHere’s what to know about the Los Angeles County DA recall effort
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón (D) is facing a second recall attempt as critics argue that his progressive policies are too soft on crime, making him the latest California prosecutor in recent months to face the possibility of a recall. Gascón, who was elected in 2020 after beating out two-term incumbent Jackie Lacey (D), initially stopped his prosecutors from filing sentence enhancements, trying minors as adults or seeking the death penalty. But the Los Angeles County prosecutor has since reversed his position on some of those stanc
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