Monday

23-02-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

Education Department scraps Biden-era race-based rules for doctoral degree grants

The Education Department has agreed not to enforce Biden-era race-based rules in a federal grant program aimed at growing the number of underrepresented students obtaining doctoral degrees. The Education...

Jay Bhattacharya named acting CDC director

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed Jim O’Neill, whom Trump will nominate to lead the National Science Foundation, from the CDC job last week. Health Secretary Robert F....

Minnesota school taught eighth-grade geography class ICE uses ‘tricky & violent tactics’: docs

The teacher encouraged students to watch videos of "inhumane" detention centers for extra credit. The teacher encouraged students to watch videos of "inhumane" detention centers for extra credit.

Pope Leo XIV turns down offer to join Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace

The Holy See turned down Trump's offer to join his Board of Peace for the beleaguered Gaza Strip due to fears that the panel would undermine the role of...

Trump sends America’s biggest warship, advanced fighters toward Iran in biggest military buildup yet

The Ford and its strike group have set sail in the Atlantic on Tuesday and are heading for the Strait of Gibraltar, the entrance way toward the Mediterranean Sea....

Some Democrats plan boycott of Trump’s State of the Union

Democrats are skipping Trump’s address and holding a rally on the National Mall instead.

Trump adviser Kevin Hassett slams NY Fed tariff study: ‘Worst paper I’ve ever seen’

The Federal Reserve paper argued that Trump's large import tax increases are borne mostly by Americans -- not by foreigners -- as the administration has long argued. The Federal Reserve paper argued that...

Republican Steve Hilton rockets to lead in California governor’s race

Republican Steve Hilton has opened up a surprise lead in the California governors race, according to a new poll. The Fox New contributor and staunch critic of Gov. Gavin...

Texas Dem Senate candidate James Talarico rakes in $2.5M after Stephen Colbert interview nixed from ‘Late Show’

Texas Democratic Senate hopeful raised $2.5 million for his campaign in the first 24 hours after his CBS interview with Stephen Colbert was yanked from broadcast. Texas Democratic Senate hopeful raised...

Feds launch probe into California’s ‘blind eye’ on unemployment fraud

The U.S. Department of Labor is sending a letter to California officials announcing a “strike team” will soon be touching down in the Golden State. The U.S. Department of...