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The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means
- is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely. Offices that serve the nation's schools and colleges would go to departments ranging from Labor to Interior. Education officials say the moves won't affect the money Congress gives states, schools and ...

Source: news.yahoo.com
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Don't Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
- Summers said he's "ashamed" of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and would step back from public life. This time it should be for good. November 18 2025, 12:10 p.m. Dylan is a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project, where she leads RDP's Economic Media Project. the archetype of the technocratic Democratic insider. A prodigy whose abilities in the academy propelled him to powerful roles in government, ...

Source: theintercept.com
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Judge blasts 'profound' errors in Comey case
- A federal judge Monday said the Justice Department had engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in securing its indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and ordered federal prosecutors to release the normally secret grand jury records to his defense team. That "extraordinary remedy" was merited, Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said in his 24-page opinion, because the potential ...

Source: theweek.com
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Netanyahu applauds UN adoption of Trump's Gaza plan and Hamas rejects it
- JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday applauded the United Nations' approval of the Trump administration's blueprint to secure and govern Gaza, while Hamas rejected the plan as a foreign instrument of control. The resolution that passed the U.N. Security Council on Monday authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in war-devastated Gaza, approves a ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh
- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state's capital city said, while Customs and Border Protection agents continue operating in Charlotte following a weekend that saw arrests of more than 130 people in that city. Mayor Janet Cowell said Monday that she didn't know how large the operation ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Takeaways from Trump's White House meeting with Saudi crown prince: deals and bromance
- President Donald Trump held a warm and friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House, packed with plenty of handshakes and back pats. He brushed aside questions about Saudi Arabia's human rights record , praised the prince for his statesmanship and announced hundreds of billions of dollars in new Saudi investment in the United States. The White House rolled out plenty of pomp for ...

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New WOTUS Proposal from the Corps and EPA: Key 2025 Regulatory Ch
- On November 17, 2025, the US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule revising the regulatory definition of "waters of the United States," or "WOTUS," a key phrase in the Clean Water Act that determines the jurisdictional reach of the Act. The agencies are soliciting comments on the proposed rule, which are due 45 days from the proposed rule's ...

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At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
- At least 94 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have died in Israeli custody in less than two years, a well-regarded Israeli human rights group says. A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) alleges a practice of "systematic killings and cover-ups". The report covers the period between 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched its deadly attack on Israel, sparking the latest conflict in Gaza, and 31 ...

Source: bbc.com
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FEMA Administrator Steps Down After Six Months on the Job
- David Richardson resigned Monday saying he'd agreed to serve as acting administrator through the 2025 hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30. He was widely criticized for the agency's response to the Texas flooding in July. Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency David Richardson testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, ...

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'Not going to happen': Sheinbaum dismisses Trump threat of Mexico strikes
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has once again rejected the prospect of United States military intervention on her country's soil, despite increasing threats from her counterpart, Donald Trump. In her morning news conference on Tuesday, Sheinbaum was asked about Trump's statements a day prior, when he expressed displeasure with Mexico and mused about taking forceful action. "It's not going to happen," Sheinbaum ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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Trump signals he may soon meet with political adversary Zohran Mamdani
- US president said 'we'll work something out' in reference to meeting with the New York City mayor-elect Donald Trump has signaled he may soon meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani , telling reporters that Mamdani "would like to meet with us", adding that "we'll work something out" – despite trading sharp words for each other previously. "He would like to come to Washington and meet, and we'll ...

Source: theguardian.com
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A Danish style asylum system? How the UK and Denmark's immigration policies compare | UK News
- The Sky News Data x Forensics team break down the numbers around the Danish asylum system, and how it compares to the UK and other European countries. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced controversial plans for the UK to embrace a "Denmark-style" asylum system, aimed at making Britain less attractive to illegal immigrants and making deportations easier. The hardline "zero asylum seekers" approach taken by ...

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear case on turning away asylum seekers at border
- News / Pixabay US Supreme Court agrees to hear case on turning away asylum seekers at border The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Noem v. Al Otro Lado , a case reviewing a policy used by past administrations to deny immigrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened to process claims. The Trump administration is appealing a decision made by the Ninth Circuit on October 23, 2024, to ...

Source: jurist.org
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YouTuber Jake Paul to fight two-time world heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua next month
- YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight recent world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a professional bout on Dec. 19. The heavyweight bout, which will consist of eight three-minute rounds, will take place at Kaseya Center in Miami and will be streamed live on Netflix. It will be the toughest fight yet for the 28-year-old Paul, who has a 12-1 record (7 KOs) and last fought in June when he beat former ...

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