Jun 30 Trump and DeSantis to appear at Moms for Liberty gathering with other 2024 GOP hopefuls By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Leading Republican presidential candidates ex-President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Jun 30 How the rising cost of childcare hurts parents' job stability By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The cost of child care has increased 220% in the last three decades, according to Lisa Hamilton, president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which since 1990 has tracked this and other issues around child well-being in an annual Kids… Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court's conservatives strike down Biden student debt forgiveness plan By Associated Press A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rules for Christian graphic designer who didn't want to work with gay couples By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court's conservative majority has ruled a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. Continue reading
Jun 29 What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions By Laura Santhanam, Hannah Grabenstein Most Americans said they supported race-conscious admissions to college ahead of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down that practice, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:47 Breaking down the Supreme Court's ruling ending affirmative action in college admissions By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to affirmative action in higher education, striking down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The ruling has widespread implications for the future of higher education. Geoff… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 4:58 Univ. of Michigan president on achieving diversity without affirmative action By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan The fallout of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisions will have major implications on colleges and universities across the country. One that knows the impact of ending race-based admissions all too well is the University of Michigan. University President Santa… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 6:31 Writer predicts more socioeconomically diverse colleges after end of affirmative action By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan Richard Kahlenberg, an author and non-resident scholar at Georgetown University, served as an expert witness for the plaintiffs in both affirmative action cases heard before the Supreme Court. He spoke with Geoff Bennett and explained his perspective on what he… Continue watching
Jun 29 Biden wraps up his campaign fundraising blitz, aiming to make a bold early statement By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden has cozied up to high-dollar donors at Upper East Side penthouses in New York and on West Coast decks in recent weeks. Continue reading
Jun 29 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Russia investigates general for supporting mutiny By Associated Press Russia's president has succeeded in exiling Wagner mercenary head Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny last week, but the fate of several top generals is still unclear. Continue reading