Supreme Court allows elite high school to adopt admissions plan aimed at boosting racial diversity

by admin | Feb 20, 2024 | Politics

www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Supreme Court will allow one of the nation’s top public schools to move forward with a new admissions policy that critics say has “racial balancing” at its core.The closely watched case from...

Bipartisan House members unveil new border, foreign aid proposal

by admin | Feb 19, 2024 | Politics

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate-passed national security supplemental, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new proposal late last week to provide defense-only aid for Ukraine, Israel...

Trump uses brief comment on Navalny’s death to claim his own political persecution

by admin | Feb 19, 2024 | Politics

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on February 17, 2024 in Waterford, Michigan. CREDIT: Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday used his first direct comment...

Biden says GOP making ‘big mistake’ on Ukraine aid, willing to meet with Johnson

by admin | Feb 19, 2024 | Politics

President Biden. CREDIT: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden, in the wake of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said congressional Republicans are “making a big mistake” by not passing...

Haley won’t say if she’d still back Trump as GOP nominee: ‘I am running against him for a reason’

by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Politics

Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)– Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday wouldn’t definitively say if she’ll back primary rival Donald Trump in the general election but stressed that she’s staying in the race against him...

Gov. Shapiro, top Biden surrogate, acknowledges close race with Trump: ‘Stop worrying and start working’

by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)– Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, one of Joe Biden’s top Democratic surrogates, on Sunday urged the president’s other supporters to start putting in the work to reelect him amid worries over his prospects at the...