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In his 2024 campaign President Trump said he wanted to shut down the Department of Education. Created in 1979, the Department of Education has spent many billions of dollars and imposed numerous “reforms” on America’s schools. A result has been a continuing decline in American students’ academic performance. In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for eliminating the Department of Education. Since then, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has worked on transferring some Education Department activities to other agencies. For example, it has been announced that some activities of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, which is involved…
An immigrant restaurant owner in Catalina, Arizona, is showing warm hospitality to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they face an increase in threats. Jorge Rivas, who is originally from El Salvador, is the owner of Sammy’s Mexican Grill, Newsmax reported on Friday. During a recent interview on the network’s Ike Wingate America, Rivas said it has been the custom for the past few years that he and his staff welcome law enforcement officers, whom he said people have been mistreating. The restaurateur said they wanted to make sure the officers who serve the community feel appreciated, despite the…
Kiev’s fight against Russia allows the Hungarian prime minister to “grow his belly” instead of an army, the Ukrainian leader has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has launched yet another personal attack on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, telling him that thanks to Kiev, he can “think about how to grow his belly” instead of building a capable army. The two have long been at odds due to Budapest’s refusal to support Ukraine.Zelensky made the remarks at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, arguing that Ukraine is defending the entire EU from Russia. “It’s Ukrainians who are holding the European front. Behind…
Italy’s “Love Arch,” a famous rock formation in the seaside village of Torre Sant’Andrea, collapsed overnight on Valentine’s Day after an extended period of heavy rain. The now-collapsed natural landmark was a highly popular tourist destination in the Southern Italy region of Puglia for couples seeking eternal love based on the local urban legend which gave it its namesake. The formation, carved into the limestone rock washed by the Adriatic Sea, was the central piece of the Faraglioni di Sant’Andrea sea stacks. The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera detailed that bad weather and marine erosion caused the collapse of the…
On Saturday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Velshi,” host Ali Velshi argued that “the SAVE Act is different from voter suppression things we’ve talked about in prior years.” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said, “Republicans are on the run politically, all across the country. They’re losing in states, whether [they] are red states, blue states, or purple states. We’ve just seen Republicans experience devastating losses in back-to-back weekends in Texas and in Louisiana, overperforming the 2024 Trump numbers in Texas by 31 points, and then in Louisiana by 37 points. So, Republicans have clearly come to the conclusion that…
Mark Rutte made the remarks at the Munich Security Conference as he sought to justify continued assistance to Kiev NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said he had a conversation with a dog during his latest trip to Kiev, as he argued for continued military aid for Ukraine. He made the remarks during a joint panel with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.Rutte visited the Ukrainian capital in early February, where he vowed that Western nations would continue their support, potentially including deploying troops to Ukraine – which Moscow has called unacceptable.On Saturday, he recalled his…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) issued a dire warning during a Friday podcast, saying, “If I go to sleep, democracy may very well die.” The clip from an appearance on the Black Girls Politickin podcast has gone viral on social media as part of an interview where the outspoken congresswoman explains to her interviewer how she is balancing her work in Congress with campaigning for this year’s U.S. Senate race in Texas. “I still want to show up when I can,” she said. “But I still have a full time job I was elected to do, and I am still showing…
The gunman reportedly had a history of mental health issues and an expired firearms license A Canadian school shooting suspect who killed eight people and injured dozens did not have a specific target and was “hunting” for victims, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).The 18-year-old transgender person, identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar, carried out the attack at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday, after killing her mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at the family home. The suspect, a former student who dropped out about four years earlier, later killed herself after shooting five children and a teacher.…
On Saturday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Velshi,” host Ali Velshi said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference had “some code” in it “that appeals to some in the European right, including some governments, and certainly appeals to a whole lot of people at home.” Because, in the speech, Rubio “did talk about protecting our culture and our shared cultures and civilization.” Velshi also stated that “Protecting your civilization and culture, when coming out of this administration’s mouths, worries me.” While speaking with Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), Velshi said, “So, in Marco Rubio’s — there’s…
The ball is in Washington’s court to show its resolve to strike a deal with Tehran, Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said The US must demonstrate its seriousness about reaching an agreement with Tehran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said, warning that a war would be “bad for everybody.” In an interview with the BBC published on Sunday, Takht-Ravanchi said recent contacts between Tehran and Washington, including indirect talks in Oman, have shown that the US is seeking to resolve the issues peacefully. He added that the ball is now “in America’s court to prove that they want to make a…